{"id":2260452,"date":"2024-06-05T13:32:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T17:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-have-a-problem-slotkin-disagrees-with-tlaibs-appearance-at-terrorism-linked-conference\/"},"modified":"2024-06-05T13:33:23","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T17:33:23","slug":"we-have-a-problem-slotkin-disagrees-with-tlaibs-appearance-at-terrorism-linked-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-have-a-problem-slotkin-disagrees-with-tlaibs-appearance-at-terrorism-linked-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Slotkin and Tlaib clash over Tlaib&#8217;s presence at terrorism-linked event"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fwe-have-a-problem-slotkin-disagrees-with-tlaibs-appearance-at-terrorism-linked-conference%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=2260452&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>Rep. Elissa Slotkin, a Democratic candidate for the \u200bU.S. \u200bSenate in Michigan, \u200bcriticized Rep. Rashida Tlaib for attending a conference with ties to terrorism. Slotkin expressed concern \u200bover\u2062 the event, titled \u201cPeople\u2019s Conference for Palestine,\u201d where discussions on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-to-restart-palestinian-aid-as-payments-to-terrorists-flow\/\" title=\"Biden Admin to Restart Palestinian Aid as Payments to Terrorists Flow\">armed resistance<\/a> against Israel took place. The two representatives differ on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elliott-abrams-launches-group-to-chart-gop-foreign-policy\/\" title=\"Elliott Abrams Launches Group to Chart GOP Foreign Policy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-red-wave-of-conservative-women-elected-to-congress\/\" title=\"The Red Wave of Conservative Women Elected to Congress\">foreign policy<\/a> views<\/a>, with Slotkin highlighting potential issues with connections \u2062to the Middle\u2063 East.  <\/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>Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), who is running for U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Senate<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michigan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Michigan<\/a>, threw a subtle <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/06\/04\/politics\/video\/the-lead-elissa-slotkin-biden-foreign-policy-support-jake-tapper\">jab<\/a> at fellow Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D) for attending a terror-linked conference, in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cnn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CNN <\/a>interview.<\/p>\n<p>The Michigan congresswoman hit at Tlaib in response to a question about her appearance at the conference, an event titled \u201cPeople\u2019s Conference for Palestine\u201d that discussed armed resistance against Israel, saying her attendance is \u201ca problem.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a bit of a shock, some of the things that were said by speakers at that conference, and I think some of the people who were celebrated, some of the things that they were talking about in terms of resistance, armed resistance, it was a shock to see it happen there,\u201d Slotkin said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously, not everyone said those kinds of things, but if you\u2019re at a conference where those things are said, we have a problem. Frankly, some of the people connected there have deep roots to some really scary people in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Middle-East\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Middle East<\/a> and we\u2019re thinking about how to approach that problem.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Slotkin and Tlaib have shown a notable divide on the Israel-Hamas conflict, with the more centrist Democrats clashing with the progressive \u201cSquad\u201d member on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/foreign-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>foreign policy<\/a>. Slotkin was one of 42 Democrats to vote for GOP-sponsored sanctions against the International Criminal Court over its arrest warrants for Israeli leaders. Tlaib voted against the measure.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., accompanied by George Washington University students speaks during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-trump-campaign-holds-press-conference-to-outline-viable-path-to-victory\/\" title=\"Watch Live: Trump Campaign Holds Press Conference to Outline 'Viable Path to Victory'\">news conference<\/a> at the U.S. Capitol, Wednesday, May 8, 2024, in Washington, after police cleared a pro-Palestinian tent encampment at George Washington University early Wednesday and arrested demonstrators. (AP Photo\/Jose Luis Magana)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In addition, Tlaib <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/imeupolicy\/status\/1798112957886259595\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>reposted<\/a> a list of lawmakers who voted for the measure with the poster calling it, \u201cshameful.\u201d She also slammed the Biden administration official Antony Blinken for pretending \u201cyou care\u201d about Israel\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RashidaTlaib\/status\/1795564696604455107\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>escalation<\/a> in Rafah.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>contacted Slotkin and Tlaib\u2019s office but did not receive a response. <\/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>This is not the first time Slotkin has disagreed with Tlaib on Israel. She said, \u201cIt shouldn\u2019t be hard to condemn terrorists and terrorism,\u201d in a September 2023 <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/house\/4248663-slotkin-tlaib-statement-shouldnt-be-hard-to-condemn-terrorism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>interview<\/a> after Tlaib <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CyJnSPcv2q7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>issued<\/a> a statement saying President Joe Biden should halt funding to Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Michigan is expected to be a battleground state in the presidential election, and Slotkin is expected to be nominated in August to face former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI) in the state\u2019s Senate race.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), a U.S. Senate candidate in Michigan, subtly criticized Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D) for attending a conference with terror ties. 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