{"id":2229057,"date":"2024-04-24T11:26:08","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T15:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-white-house-hosts-dc-official-who-praised-antisemite-despite-reported-invite-ban\/"},"modified":"2024-04-24T11:27:36","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T15:27:36","slug":"biden-white-house-hosts-dc-official-who-praised-antisemite-despite-reported-invite-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-white-house-hosts-dc-official-who-praised-antisemite-despite-reported-invite-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden&#8217;s White House hosts DC official who praised antisemite despite invite ban rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><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%2Fbiden-white-house-hosts-dc-official-who-praised-antisemite-despite-reported-invite-ban%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=2229057&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--><p>The White House \u2063invited a Washington, D.C.,\u2062 official for multiple visits despite controversy over her praise of antisemite Louis Farrakhan. Cora Masters Barry,\u200c serving under Mayor Muriel Bowser, faced backlash for her remarks. Despite a reported ban, she visited the White House in June and December 2023. The\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bowsers-blunders-four-times-dcs-democratic-mayor-courted-controversy\/\" title=\"DC's Democratic mayor, Bowser, repeatedly embroiled in controversy\">situation drew\u2062 attention<\/a> and calls for clarification from various parties. The White House extended invitations to a Washington, D.C., official despite backlash for praising Louis Farrakhan. Cora Masters Barry, under Mayor Muriel Bowser, visited\u200d the \u2063White House twice in 2023, \u2063defying a reported ban. This sparked scrutiny\u2064 and demands for explanations from different groups.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Washington, D.C.,<\/a> official scored two more visits to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>White House<\/a> after a spokesman for President Joe Biden reportedly asserted that she would not be allowed to return following her praise of antisemite Louis Farrakhan.<\/p>\n<p>Cora Masters Barry, an <a href=\"https:\/\/dcarts.dc.gov\/page\/cora-masters-barry-ward-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>official<\/a> serving under Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser, said at a mid-2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/white-house-denounces-dc-officials-praise-anti-semite-louis-farrakhan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>event<\/a> that Farrakhan was a \u201cfriend\u201d and \u201cmember of the family,\u201d prompting spokesman Andrew Bates for the White House, which Masters Barry had visited repeatedly since July 2021, to say Biden \u201cdenounces any praise of Louis Farrakhan or his repugnant, antisemitic values, including in this case.\u201d Bates had told Fox News that the White House would ban Masters Barry from future visits, though government <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jeffrey-epstein-repeatedly-visited-clinton-white-house-brought-numerous-women-with-him-report\/\" title=\"Jeffrey Epstein Repeatedly Visited Clinton White House, Brought Numerous Women With Him: Report\">visitor logs show<\/a> she returned to the White House twice \u2014 in June 2023 and December 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to the White House and Masters Barry for comment. The Republican Jewish Coalition said the White House needs to own up to why it would invite Masters Barry back, including after the Oct. 7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hamas<\/a>-led terrorist attack on Israel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe priorities of this White House are all backwards,\u201d RJC spokesman Sam Markstein told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. \u201cWhy is someone like this being given access to the White House in the immediate aftermath of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leftists-claimed-capitol-riot-was-worse-than-9-11-victims-families-say-otherwise\/\" title=\"Leftists Claimed Capitol Riot Was Worse Than 9\/11. Victims\u2019 Families Say Otherwise.\">worst terrorist attack<\/a> and slaughter of Jews since the Holocaust?\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in the Rose Garden of the White House, Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Masters Barry\u2019s June 13, 2023, visit was likely for a White House-hosted concert for the Juneteenth holiday \u2014 an event in which Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris made remarks.<\/p>\n<p>Masters Barry, a commissioner in Washington, also visited the White House on Dec. 14, 2023, visitor logs show. It appears to have been for an evening reception that 739 people in total attended.<\/p>\n<p>The commissioner\u2019s prior praise for Farrakhan, who leads the Nation of Islam, was at an October 2022 private event honoring former Washington Mayor Marion Barry, her late husband. Farrakhan\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-greatest-atrocity-in-human-history-mccarthy-condemns-marjorie-taylor-greenes-holocaust-comparisons\/\" title=\"\u2018The Greatest Atrocity In Human History\u2019: McCarthy Condemns Marjorie Taylor Greene\u2019s Holocaust Comparisons\">antisemitic remarks<\/a> over the years have included accusing Jews of having \u201cinfected the whole world with poison and deceit\u201d and likening Jews to termites.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love you more than words will ever say,\u201d Masters Barry said at the 2022 event of Farrakhan that drew scrutiny from the White House.<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, Bowser said she was \u201cgrateful for women\u201d such as Masters Barry in appointing the official to her post. Masters Barry gave $500 to Biden\u2019s 2020 presidential campaign, following a $1,000 check she cut to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton\u2019s failed campaign in 2016, according to Federal Election Commission filings.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Washington, D.C., official received two additional White House visits despite prior rumors that she would be barred for praising antisemite Louis Farrakhan. Cora Masters Barry, a key figure in Mayor Muriel Bowser&#8217;s administration, expressed admiration for Farrakhan at a mid-2022 event, sparking controversy and White House speculation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":381,"featured_media":2229058,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24108591647035-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2229057","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24108591647035-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2229057","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\/381"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2229057"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2229057\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2229058"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2229057"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2229057"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2229057"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}