{"id":1980890,"date":"2023-07-23T18:30:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-23T22:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stacey-plaskett-argues-against-gops-argument-the-party-is-being-censored\/"},"modified":"2023-07-23T18:31:44","modified_gmt":"2023-07-23T22:31:44","slug":"stacey-plaskett-argues-against-gops-argument-the-party-is-being-censored","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stacey-plaskett-argues-against-gops-argument-the-party-is-being-censored\/","title":{"rendered":"Stacey Plaskett disputes GOP&#8217;s claim of censorship."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstacey-plaskett-argues-against-gops-argument-the-party-is-being-censored%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1980890&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>Del. Stacey Plaskett Argues Against Republican Party&#8217;s Censorship\u2064 Claim<\/h2>\n<p>During an appearance on \u2063MSNBC&#8217;s Inside with Jen\u2062 Psaki, Del. Stacey\u200c Plaskett (D-VI) \u2063passionately\u200c refuted the Republican Party&#8217;s assertion that \u2062they are being censored. Plaskett \u2062dismissed\u200b their \u200cclaims,\u2063 stating that\u200d Republicans believe they \u2064are\u200b being silenced &#8220;anytime\u2063 you point out untruths&#8221; and falsely accuse \u200bDemocrats of \u2062&#8221;stopping people from speaking.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Protecting\u200b Truth and Democracy<\/h3>\n<p>Plaskett \u200demphasized that while \u2063individuals \u2062have the freedom to express their opinions, it\u2062 is crucial to provide the American people with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trudeau-criticized-for-chiding-muslims-over-lgbt-content-in-schools\/\" title=\"Trudeau under fire for reprimanding Muslims on LGBT education.\">accurate \u200dinformation<\/a>. \u2062&#8221;It\u2019s not that we are not stopping you from speaking,&#8221; Plaskett clarified, &#8220;people can speak, but we&#8217;re also going to\u200c give the American people the truth so they \u2064can have science, and facts, and history, \u2063against wild, outlandish claims that Republicans are trying to get.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Plaskett firmly believes that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walsh-americans-have-already-been-wildly-misled-about-law-enforcement-shootings-this-study-displays-how-effective-the-propaganda-provides-been\/\" title=\"WALSH: Americans HAVE ALREADY BEEN Wildly Misled About Law enforcement Shootings. This Study Displays How Effective The Propaganda Provides Been.\">combating misinformation<\/a> is not only essential to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stand-up-for-gods-sake-biden-slams-republicans-in-fiery-speech-on-voting-laws\/\" title=\"\u2018Stand Up, For God\u2019s Sake!\u2019: Biden Slams Republicans In Fiery Speech On Voting Laws\">prevent voter suppression<\/a> \u2064and the spread of \u2062falsehoods but\u2063 also \u200bvital for the \u200bwell-being of the American people.<\/p>\n<h3>Condemning Robert Kennedy Jr.&#8217;s Controversial Statements<\/h3>\n<p>Plaskett also addressed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stacey-plaskett-argues-against-gops-argument-the-party-is-being-censored\/\" title=\"Stacey Plaskett disputes GOP's claim of censorship.\">recent\u200c controversial remarks made<\/a> by Robert Kennedy \u2063Jr., who suggested \u200cthat \u2063COVID-19\u2062 was &#8220;ethnically targeted&#8221; and disproportionately affected certain races. Plaskett \u200bcondemned \u2062Kennedy&#8217;s statements as &#8220;anti-Semitic&#8221; and &#8220;racist,&#8221; accusing him of attempting to undermine Americans&#8217; \u200btrust in the rule of law \u200band truth.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy defended his comments during\u200d a congressional \u2063testimony, \u200cclaiming that those labeling his statements as racist and anti-Semitic\u200c were attempting to censor him through &#8220;smears, \u2064misinterpretations of\u2062 what I said, through lies.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Suppression of \u200cCOVID-19 Misinformation<\/h3>\n<p>In December 2022, it was \u200brevealed that the White House had pressured Twitter to \u200csuppress tweets containing \u200d&#8221;misinformation&#8221; about the COVID-19 pandemic,\u2062 even when the information\u2063 shared was from the Centers for\u2063 Disease \u2064Control \u2064and Prevention. This campaign to combat pandemic \u200dmisinformation began under\u2062 former President Donald Trump and continued under President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<h3>Republican Accusations of Democratic Censorship<\/h3>\n<p>Following a tense hearing on censorship attended by Kennedy, House\u200d Select Subcommittee on the\u200d Weaponization \u2063of the Federal Government \u200cChairman \u200bJim Jordan (R-OH) accused the \u200bDemocratic Party of being &#8220;the party of censorship.&#8221; Jordan&#8217;s statement \u2064reflects the ongoing debate\u200d surrounding censorship \u200dand its\u200c impact on \u2064free speech.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">Click here<\/a> \u2062 to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Del. Stacey Plaskett (D-VI) refuted the GOP&#8217;s censorship claim, stating that Republicans perceive censorship whenever falsehoods are exposed and Democrats prevent speech. She shared her views on MSNBC&#8217;s Inside with Jen Psaki. 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