Press Sec. Leavitt: Ilhan Omar Refusing to Condemn the Killing of Israeli Diplomats Is ‘Despicable’

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LEAVITT: “It’s despicable. And frankly, we have seen a rise in anti-Semitic protests of — pro-Hamas protests of terrorist sympathizers. We saw them on our college campuses, and we have seen the Democrat Party turn a blind eye, and in some cases actually embrace such anti-Semitic illegal behavior, and that’s why this administration has done more than any administration in history to crack down on anti-Semitism. As you know, in January, when the president took office, he signed an executive order to combat anti-Semitism, he created a commission focused on doing just that. The Justice Department announced their task force as well. The Secretary of State Marco Rubio has revoked thousands of student visas from campuses where these pro-Palestinian — pro-Hamas terrorists, campus agitators and violent protests took place, and we have also withheld funding from those very campuses, as well, in an effort to combat anti-Semitism. So, the president has made it very clear that such hatred will have no place in our country.”