Asked whom Biden was specifically talking astir successful his tweet condemning antisemitism, White House property caput Karine Jean-Pierre said connected Friday that “I don’t deliberation it matters who successful particular,” and that what the president was trying to accidental was that “this benignant of antisemitism” needed to beryllium called out.
“We request to beryllium very, precise wide and condemn that, and that’s what you’re going to proceed to perceive from this president,” Jean-Pierre said during a gaggle with reporters aboard Air Force One.
But others who are adjacent to the White House framed the president’s tweet arsenic an effort to combat governmental forces being elevated by erstwhile President Donald Trump, who dined with Ye and the achromatic nationalist Nick Fuentes soon earlier Thanksgiving.
“Biden is the azygous astir important fig for the American Jewish community, warring the scourge of antisemitism fueled and legitimized by his predecessor,” said Halie Soifer, CEO of the Jewish Democratic Council of America and a erstwhile advisor to Vice President Kamala Harris. “Were it not for Biden moving for president to combat hatred and redeem the psyche of America, determination would beryllium adjacent much extremists emboldened by Donald Trump.”
Ye’s caller behaviour has besides led to immoderate GOP condemnation of the rapper, whom Republicans person antecedently celebrated for his clasp of Trumpism. Rep. Lee Zeldin of New York, 1 of the fewer Republican Jewish members of Congress, called Ye a “deranged antisemite” successful a statement, and the Republican Jewish Coalition condemned Jones’ interrogation with Ye, calling connected conservatives “who person mistakenly indulged Kanye West” to marque wide helium is simply a “pariah.”
Sam Stein contributed to this report.
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