Democratic Rep. André Carson fails to provide direct answer when asked if he agrees with designation of Hamas as terror org



When asked by the Daily Caller News Foundation whether he agrees with the designation of Hamas as a terror group, Democratic Rep. André Carson of Indiana failed to provide a clearcut answer.

Instead, he called for discussing "the establishment of a proper state for" those in Palestine. He also denounced the October 7 attack against Israel.

Hamas — which was designated as a foreign terrorist organization in 1997, according to the U.S. State Department — perpetrated barbaric attacks in Israel on October 7, killing, kidnapping, and raping people.

Israel responded by launching a war effort, but there have been civilian casualties, and many, including Carson, have been advocating for a ceasefire.

"Hamas deliberately embeds itself among civilians so that Gazans will bear the consequences of Hamas atrocities," the Israel Defense Forces tweeted earlier this month. "We are taking extensive measures to mitigate harm to the civilians that Hamas uses as shields."

When pressed again on whether he concurs with the State Department, Carson said that anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, and anti-blackness must be decried. He also suggested that people should examine "critiques on both sides. Extract the truths from those critiques, and work together toward a workable solution. Because I fear, 2024, this issue will impact elections."


Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has indicated that the country is resolute in its mission to wipe out Hamas and secure the return of all hostages.

"The return of our hostages is a main goal. We are not relenting in our efforts even for a moment, even at this moment," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. "Our heroic soldiers have not fallen in vain. Out of the deep pain of their having fallen, we are more determined than ever to continue fighting until Hamas is eliminated – until absolute victory."

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House Democrat accused of threatening Jewish colleague for speaking boldly about Dems who opposed pro-Israel resolution



Rep. André Carson (D-Ind.) is not happy that his colleague, Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.), criticized him and other House Democrats who voted against a pro-Israel resolution.

Last Thursday, the House passed a resolution supporting Israel, condemning Hamas, and reaffirming the U.S. government's readiness to help Israel defend itself. Nine Democrats — including Carson — voted against the resolution, while another six failed to support it by voting "present." Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) was the only Republican who voted against it.

After the vote, Gottheimer, who is Jewish, torched his Democratic colleagues.

"Last night, 15 of my Democratic colleagues voted AGAINST standing with our ally Israel and condemning Hamas terrorists who brutally murdered, raped, and kidnapped babies, children, men, women, and elderly, including Americans," Gottheimer said. "They are despicable and do not speak for our party."

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Carson, who is Muslim, responded by personally attacking Gottheimer as a "coward."

"I think he's shown himself to be very emotional. I think he's posturing before the cameras. He postured before caucus, but like most cowardly people, when you confront them, they're afraid. I'm unafraid of the guy. I'd like to sit down to talk to him. He probably doesn't want to talk to me," Carson told CNN.

"There are Americans out there who are deeply opposed to what’s happening. And if he wants to call us despicable, I'm saying he's a coward. And he's a punk and he should remember why the people sent him here and if he wants to play some kind of tough guy, a gangster – we can handle it like gentlemen, or we can get into something else," Carson added.

Carson's concluding remark — telling CNN that he and Gottheimer can handle their dispute like "gentlemen" or "get into something else" — was a veiled threat of violence, according to Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt.

"It's inexcusable for any member of Congress to threaten a colleague, & especially egregious that @RepAndreCarson is threatening a Jewish member for speaking out at a moment when we're seeing a massive spike in antisemitism," Greenblatt responded. "What's the point? Does he think it’s productive to intimidate @RepJoshG?"

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In a statement, Gottheimer said he is willing to dialogue with Carson.

"I'll sit down with Mr. Carson any time to talk about how we can bring the hostages home, including all Americans, provide immediate humanitarian aid to Palestinian civilians being used as human shields, and crush Hamas and all terrorists seeking to do us harm," Gottheimer said.

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Democrats send groveling letter to Facebook, begging that Donald Trump remain banned: 'Undermining our democracy'



Democrats are begging Meta, the parent company of Facebook, not to rescind its ban on former President Donald Trump.

What is the background?

One day after the Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that Trump had been suspended "indefinitely" from Facebook and Instagram.

In a Facebook post explaining the decision, Zuckerberg accused Trump of having used "our platform to incite violent insurrection against a democratically elected government."

A Meta oversight board later upheld Trump's ban, extending it for two years from the original suspension. The earliest date it can be overturned is Jan. 7, 2023.

What are the Democrats saying?

The group of Democrats — Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (R.I.) and Reps. Adam Schiff (Calif.), André Carson (Ind.), and Kathy Castor (Fla.) — claimed the only way Meta can maintain credibility is to comply with their demand to keep Trump banned.

"For Meta to credibly maintain a legitimate election integrity policy, it is essential that your company maintain its platform ban on former president Trump," the lawmakers wrote in a letter to Nick Clegg, president of global affairs at Meta.

With the expiration of Trump's initial ban coming next month, the Democrats expressed fear that Trump could be allowed back on Facebook. But he shouldn't be, they argued, because of his rhetoric, which the Democrats oppose.

"Two years later, we can see unequivocally that Trump is still spreading the Big Lie and thus undermining our democracy," they claimed. "Indeed, he has expressed support for pardoning people involved in the January 6th attack on police, should he ever get the chance."

To support their claims, the Democrats pointed to Trump's posts on his own social network, Truth Social. However, the Democrats did not directly cite those posts, but rather referred to a Rolling Stone story. They also claimed he should remain banned from Facebook because he "has also incited violence on Truth Social in many instances."

The Democrats, however, did not cite any instance of actual violence instigated by Trump.

How did Meta respond?

The technology giant responded by reiterating previous comments about Trump's accounts, The Hill reported.

In September, Clegg vowed to seriously consider the situation by Jan. 7 and suggested it could result in Trump's accounts being reinstated.

"We’ve been very open. That temporary suspension is a two-year suspension, through early January of next year," Clegg said. "We’ll look at all the signals we should do, about what we think may or may not affect the risks of real world harm."