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White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre refused to label anti-Israel protesters on college campuses across the United States as “extremists,” despite antisemitic rhetoric, violence, and rising fear among Jewish students.
During a press briefing at the White House, Fox News’ Peter Doocy asked Jean-Pierre if President Joe Biden considered the protestors to be “extremists.”
Jean-Pierre also dodged when Doocy asked whether Biden saw the protests as youth just getting involved or if he thought the next generation was “doomed.”
Below is a transcript of the exchange:
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DOOCY: “Thank you, Karine. Does President Biden think the anti-Israel protesters in this country are extremists?”
Jean-Pierre: “What I can say is, we’ve been very clear about this. When it comes to anti-Semitism, there’s no place — we have to make sure that we speak against it very loud and be — and be very clear about that. Remember what the president decided — when the president decided to run for president, is what he saw in Charlottesville in 2017, where he saw…
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