‘I’m Not Going To Get In The Middle’: Whitmer Won’t Say If Rashida Tlaib Launched Anti-Semitic Attack On Michigan AG

Tapper pressed Whitmer about the accusation by Tlaib, who has been censured for anti-semitic rhetoric by the House of Representatives. Tlaib called on Democratic primary voters to support “uncommitted” slates of delegates due to Biden’s failure to secure a permanent cease-fire during the Democratic primary.

“Do you think Attorney General Nessel is not doing her job?” Tapper asked Whitmer. “Because Congresswoman Tlaib is suggesting that she shouldn’t be prosecuting these individuals that Nessel says broke the law, and that she’s only doing it because she’s Jewish and the protesters are not. That’s quite an accusation. Do you think it’s true?”

“Like I said, Jake, I’m not going to get in the middle of this argument that they’re having,” Whitmer said. “I can just say this: We do want to make sure that students are safe on our campuses, and we recognize that every person has the right to make their statement about how they feel about an issue, a right to speak out, and I’m going to use every lever of mine to ensure that both are true.”

Since the Oct. 7, 2023 attack in southern Israel by the radical Islamic terrorist group Hamas that killed over 1,200 people, anti-Israel protesters have occupied buildings and blocked Jewish students from parts of campuses during demonstrations at multiple universities and colleges across the U.S.