Opinion: Rashida Tlaib and the anatomy of a smear
US Representative Rashida Tlaib, Democrat of Michigan. By Paul Waldman Paul Waldman Opinion writer covering politics Email Bio Follow Opinion writer May 13 at 12:34 PM This is the anatomy of a particular kind of smear, the false and cynical accusation of anti-Semitism. It’s a smear the Republican Party under President Trump has become particularly adept at and enthusiastic about.
She added that the events of the past have informed her views on how to approach a solution to the conflict. But Republicans plucked out those two words — “calming feeling” — and pounced. Rep. Liz Cheney tweeted, “Surely now @SpeakerPelosi & @LeaderHoyer will finally take action against vile anti-Semitism in their ranks. This must cross the line, even for them. Rashida Tlaib says thinking of the Holocaust provides her a ‘calming feeling.’”
So let’s get one thing clear: Republicans don’t care about anti-Semitism. If they did, they’d have spoken out about the fact that the president they revere has done more to promote, elevate, and validate anti-Semitism than any American in decades. Where was Cheney when Trump said that a rally put on by white supremacists and neo-Nazis where the participants chanted “Jews will not replace us!” was full of “very fine people”? She condemned the Nazis, but praised Trump.
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