{"id":2343654,"date":"2024-09-19T20:35:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T00:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-challenges-harris-to-disavow-hamas-ahead-of-oct-7-anniversary-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-19T20:35:51","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T00:35:51","slug":"trump-challenges-harris-to-disavow-hamas-ahead-of-oct-7-anniversary-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-challenges-harris-to-disavow-hamas-ahead-of-oct-7-anniversary-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump challenges Harris to disavow Hamas ahead of Oct. 7 anniversary &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">28<\/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%2Ftrump-challenges-harris-to-disavow-hamas-ahead-of-oct-7-anniversary-washington-examiner%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=2343654&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>Former President\u200d Donald Trump has called on Vice President Kamala Harris to publicly disavow Hamas\u2064 ahead of the anniversary of the October\u200c 7 terrorist\u2062 attack against Israel, \u200dwhich Trump described as &#8220;the worst \u200battack on the Jewish people since the Holocaust.&#8221; Speaking at a recent \u200bevent focused on combating anti-Semitism, Trump criticized Harris for her lack of action\u200d to \u2064support Jewish Americans amidst protests on college campuses that \u200dhave shown pro-Palestinian sentiments. He accused her of doing &#8220;absolutely nothing&#8221; to protect them.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, Trump pledged that if he were in office, \u200che would take serious measures\u200d against\u2063 antisemitism in American colleges. His remarks come\u200c during\u2064 a period of heightened tensions between progressive and establishment Democrats regarding U.S. support for\u2064 Israel amidst ongoing conflict in Gaza. Meanwhile, a movement advocating\u200d for \u200ba ceasefire in Gaza has decided not to endorse Harris, reflecting internal divisions within the Democratic Party over the issue. Trump reiterated his \u200dbelief \u200bthat had\u2064 he been\u2063 president, the October 7 attack \u200dwould not have \u200coccurred, \u2064questioning Jewish Americans \u2063who support Harris&#8217;s campaign.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump challenges Harris to disavow Hamas ahead of Oct. 7 attack anniversary<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1764554\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>WASHINGTON &mdash;<\/strong> Ahead of the first anniversary of the Oct. 7 terrorist attack against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Israel<\/a>, former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> challenged Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> to condemn Hamas, the group behind the violence.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I am calling on Kamala Harris to officially disavow the support of all Hamas sympathizers,&rdquo; Trump said while speaking to an intimate crowd at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill on Thursday evening.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But she won&rsquo;t do it,&rdquo; Trump said of his challenge to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The &ldquo;Fighting Anti-Semitism in America&rdquo; event was hosted in partnership with Miriam Adelson, the billionaire Israeli American GOP donor and widow of Sheldon Adelson. It comes before another Washington event Trump and Miriam Adelson are attending Thursday evening with the Israeli American Council.<\/p>\n<p>The Hamas attack against Israel on Oct. 7 was the &ldquo;worst attack on the Jewish people since the Holocaust,&rdquo; Trump told the mostly Jewish crowd of supporters.<\/p>\n<p>He used the remarks to excoriate Harris for doing &ldquo;absolutely nothing&rdquo; to help Jewish Americans as college students have hosted pro-Palestinian protests on campuses. &ldquo;She has not lifted a single finger to protect you or to protect your children or to even protect you with words,&rdquo; Trump cautioned.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, Trump would &ldquo;inform every <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-whistleblower-accuses-smith-college-of-racially-hostile-environment-in-resignation-letter\/\" title=\"Report: Whistleblower Accuses Smith College Of \u2018Racially Hostile Environment\u2019 In Resignation Letter\">college president<\/a> that if they don&rsquo;t end antisemitism they will lose accreditation&rdquo; in his first week back in office, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Harris has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-republicans-unveil-bill-to-weaken-federal-labor-arbiter\/\" title=\"Senate Republicans Unveil Bill to Weaken Federal Labor Arbiter\">repeatedly voiced support<\/a> for Israel&rsquo;s right to defend itself, and she also expressed sympathy for innocent Palestinians who have been killed as the battle in Gaza continues.<\/p>\n<p>The war in Gaza has brought tensions between progressive Democrats, who have pushed for the U.S. to stop funding Israel, and establishment Democrats, who are hesitant to end any funding to the beleaguered nation.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, the &ldquo;uncommitted&rdquo; movement, which has pushed for a ceasefire deal, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3159588\/uncommitted-national-movement-no-harris-endorsement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>declined to endorse <\/a>Harris and also urged supporters not to vote for Trump either. During the Democratic primary when President Joe Biden was the nominee, the group had organized supporters in several states to vote uncommitted in a sign of its disapproval of the Democrats&rsquo; handling of the Gaza war.<\/p>\n<p>Trump reprised his claim that had he been president, the attack &ldquo;would have never happened,&rdquo; and he questioned the rationale of some Jewish Americans who are backing Harris&rsquo;s presidential campaign.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Any Jewish person who votes for her or the Democratic Party should have their head examined,&rdquo; Trump warned while claiming his administration would be one of Israel&rsquo;s strongest allies.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My promise to Jewish Americans is this, with your vote, I will be your defender, your protector, and I will be the best friend Jewish Americans have ever had in the White House,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>During his rare visit to the nation&rsquo;s capital, Trump specifically thanked fellow GOP lawmakers, including Sens. Rick Scott (R-FL), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Bill Haggerty (R-TN), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), and Joni Ernst (R-IA), along with Reps. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), and Byron Donalds (R-FL), who were in attendance.<\/p>\n<p>Miriam Adelson, in her brief remarks before Trump spoke, also implored those in the audience to support Trump, citing the antisemitism that has spread in the United States.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>  &ldquo;The world is changing fast and not always for the better,&rdquo; she warned. <\/p>\n<p>But citing Trump&rsquo;s support of Israel, Miriam Adelson said, &ldquo;You should already have made up your mind on who to vote for: Donald J. Trump.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1764554\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1764554\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump urges Harris to denounce Hamas before Oct. 7 attack anniversary<\/p>\n<p>WASHINGTON \u2014 As the first anniversary of the October 7 terrorist attack on Israel approaches, former President Donald Trump has called on Vice President Kamala Harris to condemn Hamas, the organization responsible for the violence. Speaking to a small audience at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill Thursday evening, Trump stated, \u201cI am calling on Kamala Harris to officially disavow all supporters of Hamas.\u201d He expressed skepticism that she would take this step.<\/p>\n<p>The event titled \u201cFighting Anti-Semitism in America\u201d was co-hosted by Miriam Adelson, a billionaire Israeli American GOP donor and widow of Sheldon Adelson. This gathering precedes another event in Washington that Trump and Miriam Adelson are attending with the Israeli American Council later that evening. During his speech, Trump described the October 7 attack as \u201cthe worst assault on Jewish people since the Holocaust,\u201d criticizing Harris for doing \u201cabsolutely nothing\u201d to support Jewish Americans amid pro-Palestinian protests at colleges. He warned that she has not taken any action or even spoken out in their defense.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, he promised that if re-elected, he would inform college presidents that failure to address antisemitism could result in loss of accreditation within his first week back in office. While Harris has consistently affirmed Israel\u2019s right to defend itself and shown concern for innocent Palestinians affected by ongoing conflict in Gaza, tensions have risen among progressive Democrats advocating for an end to U.S. funding for Israel versus establishment Democrats who are reluctant to cut off support.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, a movement advocating for an uncommitted stance regarding candidates declined to endorse Harris and also advised against voting for Trump. During Biden&#8217;s nomination process last year, this group had mobilized supporters across several states as a protest against how Democrats managed issues related to Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>Trump reiterated his belief that had he been president during the attacks they would not have occurred and questioned why some Jewish Americans support Harris\u2019s campaign. He cautioned any Jewish voter backing her or the Democratic Party should reconsider their choice while asserting his administration would be one of Israel&#8217;s staunchest allies: &#8220;My promise is this: with your vote, I will be your defender and protector.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>During his visit to Washington D.C., Trump acknowledged several Republican lawmakers present at the event including Senators Rick Scott (R-FL), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Bill Haggerty (R-TN), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Joni Ernst (R-IA) as well as Representatives Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), and Byron Donalds (R-FL). In her brief remarks prior to Trump&#8217;s speech, Miriam Adelson urged attendees to support him due largely due concerns over rising antisemitism in America: &#8220;The world is changing fast and not always for better,&#8221; she cautioned while emphasizing Trump&#8217;s commitment towards Israel<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2658,"featured_media":2343655,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Donald_Trump_New_York_nn1.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[13022,4021,41274,3634],"class_list":["post-2343654","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-hamas","tag-harris","tag-oct-7","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Donald_Trump_New_York_nn1.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2343654","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\/2658"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2343654"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2343654\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2343655"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2343654"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2343654"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2343654"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}