Democratic Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has remained silent on recent anti-Israel demonstrations in her home state where protesters chanted “Death to America,” but said she has expressed concern for President Biden’s involvement in the Middle East war. opined on whether the response could cost the battlefield. Condition in November.
“Michigan is always going to be a close race no matter what happens, under any scenario. But as I’ve had conversations with people in both the Jewish community, Arab-Americans, Muslims and Palestinians, Share this.” Whether it’s the events of October 7th or the war in Gaza, many people are now one degree of distance from those who lost their lives, Whitmer said on NBC. Told. Press host Kristen Welker was asked Sunday morning whether Biden’s handling of the Israeli war could cost him Michigan votes in the general election.
“So I strive to continue an open dialogue to keep the focus on how to support our beautiful and diverse communities here in Michigan.”
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Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer speaks to supporters during a rally at Crofoot Ballroom on November 6, 2022 in Pontiac, Michigan. (Sarah Rice/Getty Images)
Whitmer’s response comes as Welker told the governor that Michigan has the largest Arab-American population, and as wars continue to rage in the Middle East, national polls show less than 20% of Arab-Americans. This was done after he stressed that he would vote for Biden.
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Earlier this month, a video of protesters attending an al-Quds Day rally in Dearborn chanting “Death to America” and “Death to Israel” went viral. While Whitmer has remained silent about her condemnation of the chant, the Biden administration condemned “these abhorrent anti-Semitic statements in the strongest terms” in comments to FOX Digital last week.
Local activist Takeku Baji (Middle East Media Research Institute)
When asked by Fox Digital last week whether it would continue to seek votes from those who chanted the slogan at the April 5 rally, the Biden campaign said “no.”
On the last day of Ramadan, Muslim demonstrators in Michigan chant “Death to America” and “Death to Israel”.
President Biden speaks in Los Angeles about inflation and supply chain issues. (AP Photo/Damien Dovarganes)
Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud also publicly condemned the chant, calling it “unacceptable and contrary to the heart of Dearborn.”
Dearborn Mayor Abdullah H. Hammoud speaks at an interfaith vigil for Aaron Bushnell outside the Henry Ford Centennial Library on March 3, 2024 in Dearborn, Michigan. (Photo by JEFF) KOWALSKY/AFP) (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images)
“Over the weekend, video emerged of a rally in Dearborn in which some participants chanted statements that are unacceptable and antithetical to the heart of our city,” he said.
Democratic Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib, a member of the House leftist team, refused to condemn the chant even in the face of protesters. FOX Business reporter last week.
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Most columnists have floated Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer as a likely successor to Vice President Harris on Biden’s re-election ticket. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Ms. Welker did not specifically ask Ms. Whitmer about the protests and chants from earlier this month, but her failure to condemn the issue in more than a week generated critical commentary and anger from state Republicans.
Fox News Digital reached out to Whitmer’s office again on Sunday to ask if she would condemn the chants, but did not immediately receive a response. The governor’s office did not previously respond to additional requests for comment from Fox Digital since videos of the protests first surfaced online.
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between her Appeared on “Meet the Press” Whitmer was also asked whether she agreed with some Democrats who described the war in the Middle East as a “genocide” in Gaza, but she declined to consider terms that “divide us.” .
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“I know that many of these terms are used to inflame and divide us, so I’m not going to consider it. I’m going to stay focused on being more productive and I hope there will be peace soon,” she replied.
Fox News Digital’s Michael Lee contributed to this report.
