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I agree. Iâm just pointing out where all this recent controversy has been drummed up from.
excerpts: Dems denounce Farrakhan rhetoric amid pressure from GOP
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/08/louis-farrakhan-democrats-448241
Several Democratic lawmakers denounced Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhanâs anti-Semitic rhetoric Thursday after facing pressure from Republican officials and religious groups to account for their past contacts with the controversial activist.
âIâve spent my life fighting discrimination in every form, from anyone. I unequivocally condemn Minister Farrakhanâs anti-Semitic and hateful comments,â Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.)
tweeted Thursday. âThis vitriol has no place in our society.â
Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) also disavowed the religious leader, writing on Twitter: âFarrakhan's anti-Semitic messages are upsetting & unacceptable. I always condemn hate speech of any kind.â
Farrakhanâs history of derogatory remarks toward Jews and white people resurfaced in recent weeks after it was reported that at least one organizer of the 2016 Women's March in Washington attended a February event at which the Nation of Islam leader proclaimed that âthe powerful Jews are my enemy.â Farrakhan bemoaned what he called the âsatanic Jewâ and took aim at Caucasians, saying: "White folks are going down. And Satan is going down.â
The comments prompted a wave of backlash, with Republicans demanding that Womenâs March leaders and Democratic officials forcefully denounce the rhetoric.
On Tuesday, the Republican Jewish Coalition called on seven Democratic lawmakers to resign, saying they âsat down with Farrakhan for personal meetingsâ while in office.
The group targeted Reps.
Andre Carson (D-Ind.),
Maxine Waters (D-Calif.),
Danny Davis (D-Ill.),
Al Green (D-Texas),
Lee and
Meeks
in their calls for resignation, along with Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.),
the deputy chair of the Democratic National Committee, over âFarrakhan ties.â
Carson distanced himself from Farrakhanâs rhetoric in a statement to POLITICO.
âAs a Member of Congress, I have met with a diverse array of community leaders, including Minister Farrakhan,
to discuss critical issues that are important to my constituents and all Americans,â he said Thursday.
âWhile many of these leaders have long track records of creating positive change in their communities, this does not mean that I see eye to eye with them on all beliefs or public statements.â
Carson added: âRacism, homophobia, islamophobia [sic], anti-Semitism, xenophobia and other forms of intolerance have no place in our civil discourse.â
Davis initially responded by disavowing bigotry without explicitly naming the Nation of Islam leader in a statement earlier this week. But the Illinois lawmaker delivered a direct rebuke of Farrakhan Thursday evening.
"Let me be clear: I reject, condemn and oppose Minister Farrakhanâs views and remarks regarding the Jewish people and the Jewish religion," Davis said in a statement.
Ellison, whose praise of Farrakhan in 1995
was resurfaced by the Republican National Committee this month,
told the Washington Post that he had already addressed the issue, having previously disavowed the controversial leader and his rhetoric.
Last month, Ellison criticized his political detractors for resurfacing the issue, telling CNN that his âopponents keep pushing this out there in order to try to smear and distract from the key issues, but thereâs no relationship.â
Representatives for Waters and Green did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Thursday.
The controversy over the Democratic lawmakersâ past interactions with Farrakhan drew the attention of some within President Donald Trumpâs inner circle, with his eldest son Donald Trump Jr. and former press secretary Sean Spicer claiming news outlets are not holding legislators accountable on the topic.
âStrange how little coverage this is getting and how few (if any) are disavowing,â Trump Jr. tweeted Thursday. âItâs almost as though they condone and perhaps even agree with it. The silence is deafening. Truly sick.â
Spicer added on Twitter that itâs ânot difficult for Capitol Hill reporters to ask the Democrat members to account for their association to #farrakhan & also ask @TheDemocrats leaders - as they would if this was a Republican.â
Farrakhanâs remarks at the February event also received significant attention from conservative media figures, drawing segments on Fox Newsâ prime-time lineup and grabbing headlines on right-leaning outlets like The Daily Caller and The Weekly Standard.
Davis, in his initial statement, pushed back against âright-wing blogsâ covering the issue, accusing them of seeking to âimpugn my characterâ and create a âdivideâ between the Jewish and African-American communities.
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