{"id":2292261,"date":"2024-07-10T19:59:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T23:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-eric-swalwell-humiliates-himself-when-attempt-to-snare-ben-shapiro-in-gotcha-question-backfires\/"},"modified":"2024-07-10T20:02:58","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T00:02:58","slug":"rep-eric-swalwell-humiliates-himself-when-attempt-to-snare-ben-shapiro-in-gotcha-question-backfires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-eric-swalwell-humiliates-himself-when-attempt-to-snare-ben-shapiro-in-gotcha-question-backfires\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Eric Swalwell Humiliates Himself When Attempt to Snare Ben Shapiro in &#8216;Gotcha&#8217; Question Backfires"},"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\">30<\/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%2Frep-eric-swalwell-humiliates-himself-when-attempt-to-snare-ben-shapiro-in-gotcha-question-backfires%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=2292261&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 article discusses an\u2062 encounter between Ben Shapiro and Democrat Rep. \u2062Eric\u200b Swalwell during a House \u200dJudiciary Committee hearing. Swalwell attempted to \u200dattack Shapiro&#8217;s character, but Shapiro cleverly turned the discussion back to policy issues. The conversation eventually turned to a debate about homosexuality and sin, \u2064with Shapiro defending his beliefs. Despite Swalwell&#8217;s attempts to\u2062 create \u200da &#8220;gotcha moment,&#8221; Shapiro remained composed and solidified his position.\u2064 The article emphasizes the importance\u2063 of the 2024 election and highlights The Western Journal&#8217;s \u2062commitment\u200b to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nearly-complete-skeleton-found-identified-as-20-year-old-who-went-missing-last-year\/\" title=\"Skeleton of Missing 20-Year-Old Found After a Year\">providing honest coverage<\/a> in contrast\u2064 to\u2062 the\u200d mainstream media.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"> <?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/maustin\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/maustin\/%20\"><span>Michael Austin<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   July 10, 2024 at 2:38pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Many leftists have made the mistake of thinking they could out-debate \u2014 or even just debate \u2014 Ben Shapiro.<\/p>\n<p>The fast-talking firebrand and Daily Wire founder made a career out of \u201cowning\u201d the left in various viral videos.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Shapiro added another proverbial leftist scalp to his collection: that of Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, for those who may not remember, this is the very same Swalwell <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/swalwell-denies-ties-chinese-spy-put-vulnerable-position-notice-wouldnt-say\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">once caught sleeping with a Chinese spy<\/a> named Fang Fang.<\/p>\n<p>Suffice it to say, Swalwell is not a good judge of character; so it wasn\u2019t saying much when he attempted to attack Shapiro\u2019s during a Wednesday House Judiciary Committee hearing.<\/p>\n<p>Shapiro chose to speak on behalf of his company, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/congrats-daily-wire-cartoon-just-drove-nyt-critic-mind\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Wire<\/a>, and conservative media more broadly during the hearing which was over the collective advertising industry\u2019s attempt to censor conservative outlets as \u201cunsafe\u201d and \u201cunfriendly\u201d for advertisers.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, as any good Democrat would, as soon as he got a chance to speak, Swalwell sought to pivot the discussion over the facts to attack Shapiro\u2019s character.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BREAKING NEWS: Swalwell Rapid-Fires Questions Ben Shapiro\u2014&#038; Some Of Shapiro's Answers Garner Laughs\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B95AXNW_7Ag?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It all started when Swalwell attempted to pivot the discussion to the much talked about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.project2025.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Project 2025<\/a>, a list of policy proposals from the right-wing think tank The Heritage Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>In recent days, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shapiro-when-lies-matter-more-than-facts\/\" title=\"SHAPIRO: When Lies Matter More Than Facts\">establishment media outlets<\/a> have attempted to point to the plan as this shocking and horrible thing, primarily because it would result in the dramatic downsizing of the federal government and all of its useless programs, among many other things.<\/p>\n<p>Media attacks have painted the plan as a dystopian nightmare that will be instituted if and when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/report-trumps-tax-cuts-end-2025-demand-congress-extend-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> is elected back into office\u2026 even though Trump himself <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/factcheck\/2024\/07\/10\/trump-project-2025-heritage-foundation-fact-check\/74340278007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">has noted he doesn\u2019t like the plan<\/a> and therefore wouldn\u2019t implement it.<\/p>\n<p>In perfect Shaprio-esque fashion, the Daily Wire host threw the question back at Swalwell as only he could.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think \u2014 like President Trump, I haven\u2019t looked all that deeply at Project 2025 \u2014 but it seems that Democrats on this committee, sort of like Peter Pan and Tinkerbell, if they say Project 2025 enough their presidential candidate becomes alive again,\u201d Shapiro said, prompting sounds of laughter throughout the room.<\/p>\n<p>The discussion then dissolved from talking about policy to personal beliefs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-eric-swalwell-gets-roasted-calling-chinese-agent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Swalwell<\/a> asked Shapiro what he thought about gay marriage policy \u2014 which Shapiro insisted was a state\u2019s issue \u2014 Swalwell doubled down and asked Shapiro, a practicing religious Jew, whether he believed homosexuality is a sin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut you think it\u2019s a sin to have same-sex marriage?\u201d Swalwell said.<\/p>\n<p>The pivot clearly seemed as jarring to Shapiro as it did to everyone else watching the hearing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAre you asking me as a religious Jew what I think\u2026 biblically?\u201d a somewhat bewildered Shapiro asked.<\/p>\n<p>Swalwell then doubled down again: \u201cI\u2019m just asking: Is it a sin to be gay?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shapiro then explained, again, what he thought about marital policy, and how he believed the government should not be in the business of cracking down on private sexual relationships or subsidizing those which do not directly benefit society (i.e. traditional marriage).<\/p>\n<p>But Swalwell wasn\u2019t interested in a discussion of policy. He wanted a soundbite that proved his political opponent was the evil anti-gay bigot the left had made him \u2014 and every other biblically consistent Jew and Christian \u2014 out to be.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut again, just you to me, is it a sin, or not?\u201d Swalwell asked.<\/p>\n<p>It was then that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ben-shapiro-tries-hand-music-instantly-soars-top-charts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shapiro<\/a> brought down the hammer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom a religious Jewish perspective, orientation is not a sin but activity is. That\u2019s also the same perspective of most major religions as far as I\u2019m aware,\u201d Shapiro said.<\/p>\n<p>A great point by Shapiro there \u2014 why don\u2019t leftist lemmings like Swalwell call out fundamentalist Muslims for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-complete-reversal-on-lgbt-issues-proves-hes-in-it-for-the-money\/\" title=\"Biden&#039;s flip-flop on LGBT matters exposes his money-driven motives.\">opposing gay marriage<\/a> as well?<\/p>\n<p>This was when Swalwell tried to create his \u201cgotcha moment.\u201d The congressman had his aides bring out a blow-up poster of Shapiro with a past quote of his noting that homosexual activity is, in fact, a sin.<\/p>\n<p>This grand \u201cgotcha moment\u201d turned out to be little more than a reiteration of what Shapiro had already said.<\/p>\n<p>(Honestly, the most biting thing about the quote poster was probably reminding Shapiro how baby-faced he looks whilst clean-shaven.)<\/p>\n<p>Swalwell read the quote off the poster \u2014 which, again, was highly reiterative of Shapiro\u2019s stance \u2014 with the Daily Wire firebrand hammering the final nail in Swalwell\u2019s coffin, to the laughter of many of those in the hearing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes I\u2019m a religious Jew, that\u2019s true. You found me out,\u201d Shapiro said as Swalwell read.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI agree with me. Yes, that\u2019s true,\u201d Shapiro further quipped.<\/p>\n<p>In a final cherry-on-top moment to the great sundae that this Swalwell takedown, Rep. Tom McClintock ended Swalwell\u2019s grandstanding by reminding him of \u201cthe first rule of holes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you\u2019re in one, stop digging,\u201d McClintock said.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>In just a few months, the world is going to change forever. The 2024 election is the single most important election of our lifetime. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We here at The Western Journal are committed to covering it in a way the establishment media simply will not: We will tell the truth, and they will lie.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>But Big Tech and the elites don\u2019t want the truth out. That\u2019s why they have cut us off from 90% of advertisers. Imagine if someone cut your monthly income by 90%. That\u2019s what they\u2019ve done to people like us. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>As a staff, we are asking you to <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>join us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  to fight this once-in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/caitlin-clark-lands-historic-nike-shoe-deal-worth-millions-just-before-her-rookie-season-kicks-off\/\" title=\"Caitlin Clark Secures Multi-Million Dollar Nike Deal Ahead of Rookie Season Kickoff\">-a-lifetime fight<\/a>. Without you not only will The Western Journal fail, but America will fail also. As Benjamin Franklin said, \u201cWe must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Will you support The Western Journal today and <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>become a member<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>A Western Journal <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Membership<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  costs less than one coffee and breakfast sandwich each month, and it gets you access to ALL of our content \u2014 news, commentary, and premium articles. You\u2019ll experience a radically reduced number of ads, and most importantly you will be vitally supporting the fight for America\u2019s soul in 2024.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>This is the time. America will live or die based on what happens this year. Please <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>join us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  to get the real truth out and to fight the elites, Big Tech, and the people who want America to fail. Together, we really can save the country.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Thank you for your support!<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Please stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/body><\/html><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent House Judiciary Committee hearing, Ben Shapiro successfully defended his company, the Daily Wire, against attacks from Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell. Swalwell attempted to pivot the discussion to Project 2025, a policy proposal from The Heritage Foundation, but Shapiro cleverly redirected the conversation back to the issue at hand. When Swalwell pressed Shapiro on his views on gay marriage, Shapiro maintained that his religious beliefs dictate that orientation is not a sin, but activity is. Despite Swalwell&#8217;s attempts to paint Shapiro as an anti-gay bigot, Shapiro stood his ground and effectively shut down the congressman&#8217;s grandstanding. Rep. Tom McClintock ended the exchange by reminding Swalwell to stop digging when he&#8217;s in a hole. This interaction highlights the importance of staying focused on policy discussions rather than personal attacks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2093,"featured_media":2292262,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/swalwell-and-shapiro.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[7461,34595,34596,5894,34594],"class_list":["post-2292261","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-backfire","tag-ben-shapiro","tag-gotcha-question","tag-politics","tag-rep-eric-swalwell"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/swalwell-and-shapiro.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292261","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\/2093"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2292261"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292261\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2292262"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2292261"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2292261"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2292261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}