RFK Jr. rejects accusations of antisemitism at House hearing, calls them ‘smears, misinterpretation’.
Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defends controversial comments
During a congressional hearing on Thursday, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a Democratic presidential candidate, passionately defended recent comments he made about Jewish people, dismissing accusations of antisemitism as a smear campaign.
Last week, Kennedy was caught on camera stating that COVID-19 appeared to be “ethnically targeted” and disproportionately affected certain races.
“COVID-19 is targeted to attack Caucasians and Black people. The people who are most immune are Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese,” Kennedy stated. “We don’t know whether it was deliberately targeted or not, but there are papers out there that show the racial or ethnic differential and impact.”
Despite the video evidence, Kennedy stood firm during the hearing, asserting that he had never uttered a racist or antisemitic phrase in his entire life.
“In my entire life, I have never uttered a phrase that was either racist or antisemitic,” Kennedy passionately declared.
He accused those labeling his statements as racist and antisemitic of attempting to censor him through smears, misinterpretations, and lies.
While some members of House Republican leadership denounced Kennedy’s comments, they defended their decision to allow him to testify before the committee, emphasizing their commitment to free speech and opposing censorship.
“I disagree with a lot of things he’s said, he’s a Democrat, but I don’t believe in censorship,” stated subcommittee chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH). “So we’re coming to talk about the First Amendment.”
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) also condemned Kennedy’s comments but acknowledged the importance of allowing him to testify, highlighting the need to address the selective shutdown of opposing viewpoints.
“Well, I mean, he’s a Democrat that’s coming before talking about how you’re seeing a kind of selective shutdown of opposing viewpoints by the Democrats,” Scalise explained. “I surely speak out against any kind of expressions of anti-Semitism.”
Despite the controversy surrounding Kennedy’s remarks, the hearing provided a platform for a robust discussion on free speech and the First Amendment.
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