Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel (D) called for Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) to retract viral remarks she made Friday on the Israel-Hamas conflict.
The congresswoman criticized the Biden administration’s support for Israel in the war, saying the president is “supporting the genocide of the Palestinian people.” Tlaib has received criticism since making the comments, including from Nessel, who posted online calling for her to retract her statements.
“I have supported and defended you countless times, even when you have said the indefensible, because I believe you to be a good person whose heart was in the right place,” Nessel posted on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.
“But this is so hurtful to so many. Please retract his cruel and hateful remark,” Nessel continued.
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Nessel’s comment was in regards to a post from Sen. Jeremy Moss (D-Mich.) which responded to Tlaib’s statement and called out the representative for misusing the phrase “from the river to the sea.” Moss claimed the militant group Hamas uses the phrase as a rallying cry.
“They don’t simply want to displace Jews in Israel. They want Jews dead,” he posted on X.
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Michigan AG calls for Tlaib to retract remark on Israel-Hamas conflict https://t.co/p6maq4O910
— The Hill (@thehill) November 5, 2023
Michigan Attorney General, a liberal Democrat: https://t.co/5f2bdPk5hk
— Josh Kraushaar (@JoshKraushaar) November 4, 2023
Presidential candidate Sen. Tim Scott rips Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s genocide remark as part of "Hamas propaganda machine" https://t.co/a7UvPRxOM9 pic.twitter.com/7LLxH8MAMD
— The Hill (@thehill) November 5, 2023
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