Numerous leading Democrats plead the fifth when asked the extremely simple question of whether or not they condemn protesters burning the American flag and chanting “death to America” while blocking bridges in the name of Palestine.
Rather than simply condemn anti-Americanism, those Democrats well aware that the “death to America” crowd makes up an increasing share of their voter base decided not to condemn them. Or maybe it’s just because they agree with them.
Reps. Ayanna Pressley and Katie Porter refused to acknowledge questioning from a Fox reporter, while former bartender Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pretended to not know that her supporters regularly engage in behavior like burning the flag and chanting death to America, answering “I’m not privy to…. To.. I haven’t seen these reports. I’ll have to check them myself.” If she did later check them herself, she didn’t have a condemnation to add.
Sadly, we’ve reached a point politically where this isn’t even showing - watch below:
This came after Rep. Rashida Tlaib was asked the same question, which led to her having an extended emotional breakdown.
How radical does one's base need to be for a politician where they can’t even pretend to condemn “death to America” chants for the sake of optics? While I hate to give the likes of Presseley, AOC, Porter, and Tlaib credit for anything, at least they’re being honest about their anti-Americanism, albeit through omission.
Matt Palumbo is the author of Fact-Checking the Fact-Checkers: How the Left Hijacked and Weaponized the Fact-Checking Industry and The Man Behind the Curtain: Inside the Secret Network of George Soros
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