Reporters repeatedly corner Sarah Sanders as she flails trying to defend Trump’s anti-Semitism
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President Donald Trump has opportunistically joined in on attacks against the Democrats as their internal disputes about Israel and anti-Semitism continue, reportedly telling a group of GOP donors this weekend that “Democrats hate Jewish people.”
But on Monday, during the White House’s first televised briefing in more than a month, reporters cornered Press Secretary Sarah Sanders as she tried to defend his own rank hypocrisy on the issue and his own not-so-subtle endorsements of anti-Semitism. (She also didn’t deny that he made the inflammatory claim about Democrats.)
ABC News reporter Jon Karl pressed Sanders on the subject, and she insisted that the president meant Democrats should have more forcefully condemned comments by Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) critical of support for Israel that drew many rebukes for reflecting anti-Semitic tropes. (House Democrats unanimously voted for a resolution condemning anti-Semitism and other bigotry, while two dozen Republicans dissented.) She noted that when Rep. Steve King (R-IA) openly endorsed white nationalism, the party directly rebuked him.
“You mentioned Steve King,” Karl said. “The president — correct me if I’m wrong — has not condemned Steve King.”
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