{"id":2201088,"date":"2024-03-18T10:55:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T14:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-defends-schumer-meddling-in-israeli-elections-netanyahu-tried-to-interfere-in-american-elections\/"},"modified":"2024-03-18T10:57:43","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T14:57:43","slug":"pelosi-defends-schumer-meddling-in-israeli-elections-netanyahu-tried-to-interfere-in-american-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-defends-schumer-meddling-in-israeli-elections-netanyahu-tried-to-interfere-in-american-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Pelosi Justifies Schumer&#8217;s Involvement in Israeli Vote, Citing Netanyahu&#8217;s Past US Election Interference"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fpelosi-defends-schumer-meddling-in-israeli-elections-netanyahu-tried-to-interfere-in-american-elections%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=2201088&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--><h2>Amidst\u200d Election Tensions, Pelosi Backs Schumer&#8217;s\u2062 Israeli\u2062 Involvement<\/h2>\n<p>In\u200b a bold\u200d weekend\u200b statement, \u200b <strong>House\u2064 Speaker Nancy Pelosi<\/strong> stood up for Senate Majority Leader \u200b <strong>Chuck \u200cSchumer<\/strong> amid criticisms of his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-fume-at-rosendales-mccarthy-vote-ahead-of-possible-senate-bid-disqualifying\/\" title=\"Republicans angry over Rosendale's McCarthy vote before potential Senate run: 'Disqualifying'\">recent involvement<\/a>\u2062 in Israeli \u2064politics. Pelosi, without presenting proof, countered by pointing\u2062 to \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reality-tv-can-serve-a-purpose-but-last-week-it-failed\/\" title=\"Reality TV Can Serve A Purpose, But Last Week, It Failed\">past actions<\/a> by <strong>Israeli Prime Minister \u200bBenjamin Netanyahu<\/strong>, accusing him\u200b of attempting\u200c to\u2062 influence American electoral\u200d processes.<\/p>\n<p>While speaking with Dana Bash \u2062on \u200bCNN&#8217;s <em>&#8220;State of the Union,&#8221;<\/em> \u2063 Pelosi weighed in on the controversy\u200d surrounding Netanyahu&#8217;s objections to Schumer&#8217;s comments related \u200dto the Israeli elections.<\/p>\n<h3>Netanyahu&#8217;s Supposed U.S. Election Interference<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;It strikes \u2064me as quite ironic to hear \u2062Netanyahu condemn actions when he himself \u200bhas a history of involving himself\u200c in our political affairs,&#8221; Pelosi asserted. \u200dShe referenced an incident\u2064 where \u200bNetanyahu <strong>addressed Congress and critiqued \u2062a sitting U.S. \u2064President<\/strong>, an act she \u200bequates to meddling in \u200bdomestic politics.<\/p>\n<h3>The Line Between Influence and Advocacy<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Setting that debate aside, we should \u200dconsider the\u200b essence of democracy,&#8221; Pelosi continued. &#8220;What harm is there in standing for the principles of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/update-letter-by-ted-cruz-and-6-gop-senators-and-4-senators-elect-sign-letter-to-reject-election-call-for-election-commission-10-day-emergency-audit-takes-place\/\" title=\"UPDATE: Letter by Ted Cruz and 6 GOP Senators and 4 Senators-Elect Sign Letter to Reject Election \u2013 Call For Election Commission 10-Day Emergency Audit Takes Place\">democratic elections<\/a>? And as you&#8217;ve pointed out, \u2063Dana, we&#8217;ve seen the outpouring of passionate citizens protesting in \u2062Israeli streets.\u2063 It&#8217;s a \u200dtestament to a vibrant\u2064 democracy where diverse \u200copinions\u200b are welcomed and celebrated.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Pelosi highlighted \u2064the \u200dimportance of citizen voices\u2063 in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/munich-security-conference-critics-say-bidens-speech-distances-u-s-from-america-first-policies\/\" title=\"Munich Security Conference: Critics say Biden\u2019s speech distances U.S. from \u2018America First\u2019 policies\">democratic societies<\/a>, reflecting on Schumer&#8217;s perspective. &#8220;What message does\u200d it send if \u2062one isn&#8217;t willing to affirm that, especially as conflicts subside,\u2064 the Israeli people should have their say?\u2064 That&#8217;s the crux \u200cof\u200b Chuck&#8217;s remarks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Nancy Pelosi defends Chuck\u2062 Schumer&#8217;s anti-Netanyahu\u200d rant and his meddling in Israeli elections: &#8220;He tried to interfere in American elections!&#8221; \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7etWFC2VYT\">pic.twitter.com\/7etWFC2VYT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u200bRNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/1769373189476401224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 17, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Pelosi&#8217;s \u200cremarks have certainly sparked discussion\u2064 about the roles leaders shall play\u2064 in international democratic processes. As the debate continues, the underlying question \u200bremains: When\u2063 does the promotion \u200dof democracy tread into the territory of\u2063 unwanted intervention?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Speaker Pelosi supported Senator Schumer&#8217;s engagement in Israel&#8217;s elections, alleging unsubstantiated claims of Netanyahu&#8217;s interference in U.S. polls, in her CNN &#8220;State of the Union&#8221; interview with Dana Bash<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":134,"featured_media":2201089,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2023\/10\/GettyImages-1058139166.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2201088","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2023\/10\/GettyImages-1058139166.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2201088","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/134"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2201088"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2201088\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2201089"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2201088"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2201088"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2201088"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}