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For a week or so after the Hamas atrocities, Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre had to briefly mouth some pieties about opposing the mass murder of Jews.
But it didn’t take long for all of that to fall away.
Q What is his level of concern right now about the potential rise of antisemitism in light of everything that’s going on in Israel?
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: So, a couple of things. Look, we have not seen any credible threats. I know there’s been always questions about credible threats. And so, just want to make sure that that’s out there.
But, look, Muslim and those perceived to be Muslim have endured a disproportionate number of hate-fueled attacks. And certainly President Biden understands that many of our Muslim, Arab — Arab — Arab Americans and Palestinian American loved ones and neighbors are worried about the hate being directed at their communities. And that is something you heard the President speak to in his — in his address just last — last Thursday.
Karine Jean-Pierre denied that there were credible threats against Jews and pivoted to the threat faced by Muslims and ‘Palestinian Americans’.
This is the least surprising thing ever if you remember her history.
New White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre once urged Democrats to skip a meeting of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, claiming it was “severely racist.”
In the piece, she blasted the conference as “severely racist” saying it has “become known for trafficking in anti-Muslim and anti-Arab rhetoric while lifting up Islamophobic voices and attitudes.”
“You cannot call yourself a progressive while continuing to associate yourself with an organization like AIPAC that has often been the antithesis of what it means to be progressive,” she added, while also taking a shot at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The official word is that she misspoke. But where’s the misspeaking? Was she unable to tell apart Jews and Muslims?
No, she delivered a polished answer about the threat faced by Muslims which was clearly prepped from her briefing book, but dismissed antisemitism as a non-issue.
When asked specifically about campus support for murdering Jews, Jean-Pierre pivots to the strange new respect for freedom of speech that has suddenly popped up in university discourse before delivering a fumbling attempt to be against antisemitism.
Q Thank you. I know John Kirby addressed the protests on college campuses, and I appreciate that the President respects First Amendment rights to protest, but does the President view anti-Israel protests and sentiment on college campuses as antisemitism?
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: So, look, I’m not going to get into what’s happening across the country in — at different universities. I’m not going to get into the specifics.
As the Admiral said, the First Amendment right — right? — that’s what something — a peaceful protest is really part of — part of our democracy, being able for folks to — to be able to express their feelings.
I’m not going to get into any, you know, specifics on that. The President has been very clear in wanting to make sure that Jewish Americans, wanting to make sure that Arab Americans, Muslims are protected here. That is what he believes in — that we — they have the right to live their lives and to feel protection and to feel like they’re able to be part of a community. The President has been very, very clear on denouncing any type of violence.
And so, as it relates to peaceful protesting, people have the right to do that. But we’re just not going to get into blow by blows of what’s going on across the country.
Q Well, not —
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: The President has been very clear —
Q Not to get —
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: — very clear —
Q — into blow by blow, but the President himself said “silence is complicity.” So, if there’s antisemitic letters being sent by students or protests, sentiment at protests —
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Of course — of course, the President doesn’t — is — is against antisemitism. Of course. This is a president that you have heard me say is parti- — wants to protect communities, whether it’s the Jewish community, the Arab American pre- — community, the Palestinian community. This is someone who is going to speak out against antisemitism. Of course.
But you’re asking me — you’re — you were kind of conflating the two. You were asking me about pro- — protests, and you were asking me about this question.
Q I think if you talked to a lot of the protesters, you’ll hear antisemitic —
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I hear you.
Q — comments. That they accuse —
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: And we’re going to always denounce —
Q — Israel of genocide.
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: We’re always going to denounce antisemitism. But at the same time, people have the right to peacefully protest.
But we, in this administration, are going to always denounce antisemitism, any form of hate — any form of hate. Whether it’s against the Jewish community — right? — antisemitism, against the Muslim community, Arab American community, or the Palestin- — we are going to denounce any form of hate that comes towards those communities.
As it relates to protests — peaceful protests, people have the right to do that. But this is an administration, obviously, obviously, that’s going to be very forceful and very clear about denouncing antisemitism.
Very forceful and clear about denouncing antisemitism… by not denouncing it.
mj says
At the next press briefing the press should ask her no questions, denounce her to her face, demand she be fired and walk out.
TruthLaser says
Biden’s spokesface has no “specifics” regarding American cities hosting “Death to the Jews” rallies. She has no awareness of “credible threats to Jews. She is preparing for her “mostly peaceful” Kristallnacht interview with the press.
Jeff Bargholz says
Does that stupid bitch ever tell the truth? She always says the opposite of the truth.
And where are these islamopithecines suffering horrible abuse and attacks? Fantasyland?
Ragheada Tlaib is still shouting that dem dirty Jews shot a missile at a hospital and killed 500 Paleosimians, even though she knows it’s a lie. Has anybody harmed that nasty skank? The snatch has a “Palestinian” flag outside her office.
Karine is the same lying scumbag who claimed President Trump hated her because she’s a black lesbian. What a load of shit. She’s an incompetent retard and a serial liar, plain and simple.
She is cute, though.
Brown Wolf says
No, she’s not cute. She’s just a compulsive liar like her boss.
Jeff Bargholz says
I’d do her in a stone cold heartbeat. 😛
NAVY ET1 says
To expect a different response from the Biden diversity hire is to expect snow in summer, but it is telling. I hope Bibi is listening.
Nyfarmer says
The ongoing obfuscation (the action of making something obscure, unclear, or unintelligible) of the murder and mayhem done on behalf of ‘the Religion of Peace’ right here on American soil — !?? — no word comes to mind! The list is long. From the Tade Center (twice – no less!) to the pressure cooker Boston nail bombers!
Our Nation has shown remarkable restraint. — Advocates on behalf of ‘the Religion of Peace’ (and its atrocities!) are actually included as duly ELECTED representatives in the national Government.
Bidens Stink says
You can’t believe a word Karina-Wheat says. She’s a lying anti-Semitic bigot who should be charged with spreading lies and disinformation to the American public and manipulating a senile “president.”
Jeff Bargholz says
Yeah, she’s the female Buckwheat, although not likable.
Angel Jacob says
1- There is no such a country as Palestine. Palestinian-American is a cover up name for the terrorist organization branch in the US. Their main goal is to increase their numbers and plant their agents all over the US, to infiltrate every branch of the government and other institutions.
2- People have EVERY RIGHT to be anti-islam and every right to not only express their opposition to the vile ideology, but also to be actively stand against it’s promotion in every way.
There’s millions of VALID and PROVEN REASONS for being anti-islam. One of the main reasons is islam’s non-stop history of genocide after genocide, and never ending calls for genocides. Let alone the racism, slavery, oppression of women and minorities, pedophilia and endless theft.
3- The US government proves itself to be fully compromised when it stand for the “rights” of muslims to practice their calls for genocides, hate speech, supporting and acting on terrorism. But, if anybody speaks up against islam they must be silenced and punished.
PAUL VAN WAMBEKE says
What is it with the female Gay community, why do they to be so left leaning and twisted as far Morality and acceptance of the appalling. (Abortion as a rite of passage for female). I have worked in the Gay community for years. all threw the HIV pandemic. / I have great respect for a portion of the Male community / But.! that cannot be said of their female. counterpart / They seem to emulate ever venue of Evil and hate and violences they feel represents masculinity ( Go -to -any -sex -addict -meeting- and- you -will- find- out” ) ” without exception.! Ever one of them that I have worked for had so many sociopathic issues., I ended up refused all work of any kind., I’m Talking about Lawyer/professors/Sociologists even a group of Catholic Nuns from the SF area that represent “Battered women consoling ” ((( I built counselling Mainours fill with hay for interaction with Dogs ))) ? They were scary Evil and vindictive” Actually hostile when they talked about priests consoling efforts which seem to be there primary topic of conversation.
Kasandra says
What a disgraceful performance. Equally disgraceful that apparently no on in the WH press corps could bestir themselves to interrupt and ask what the Hell she was doing trying to turn a question about anti-Semitism into a lecture about “Islamophobia,” by which she means well-deserved criticism of Islam, its doctrines and behaviors committed in its name.
dani says
what do you expect from the affirmative action toilet bowl scrubber?
Kit_Jefferson says
She doesn’t seem to know her country’s history very well. q.v. Barbary Pirates. They were Muslims who also kidnapped Americans and others as well. It’s not a phobia when the threat is real.
Kasandra says
She now says she misunderstood the question. Sure she did. Sure she did.
Ugly Sid says
Multiple problems festering for centuries can be permanently resolved by the reconquest of Historic Christendom.