{"id":2351881,"date":"2024-10-07T21:53:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T01:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/election-politics-cast-a-shadow-over-oct-7-events-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-07T21:54:08","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T01:54:08","slug":"election-politics-cast-a-shadow-over-oct-7-events-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/election-politics-cast-a-shadow-over-oct-7-events-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Election politics cast a shadow over Oct. 7 events &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">24<\/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%2Felection-politics-cast-a-shadow-over-oct-7-events-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=2351881&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>On October 7, Vice \u2062President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump commemorated the one-year anniversary of the Hamas attacks, with both events heavily influenced by the impending 2024 election. Harris delivered remarks at the Naval\u200c Observatory, focusing\u200b on themes of \u200bmourning and resilience, while also addressing the\u2063 ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict and its potential impact on\u200b her campaign. She acknowledged the concerns \u2062of Muslim and Arab Americans amidst criticism of the Biden administration&#8217;s approach to the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, Trump emphasized his political stance\u200b during his tributes, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-trump-lawyer-michael-cohen-settles-lawsuit-with-trump-org-right-before-trial\/\" title=\"Michael Cohen, ex-Trump lawyer, settles lawsuit with Trump Org just before trial.\">making media appearances<\/a> that \u2064criticized Biden and Harris&#8217;s foreign policy. He claimed to have been the most supportive president of Jewish interests and blamed the current administration for the \u2063attacks. Trump conducted public events, including a remembrance at Mar-a-Lago \u200cwith Jewish \u2063leaders, where he also asserted that such an attack \u200bwould not have occurred had he been in office.<\/p>\n<p>While Harris&#8217;s tribute was overshadowed by\u200b pro-Gaza protests, Trump used the occasion to promote his political agenda, thereby intertwining the remembrance of \u2064the tragedy with his electoral ambitions.  <\/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\">Election politics creep into Harris&rsquo;s and Trump&rsquo;s Oct. 7 tributes<\/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_1776939\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"2024 election\">2024 election<\/a> permeated Monday events held by both Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kamala Harris\">Kamala Harris<\/a> and former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kamala Harris\">Donald Trump<\/a> marking the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 attacks.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The Israel-Gaza conflict, and the potential for fighting spreading into a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iranian-backed-terrorists-claim-responsibility-for-israel-attacks\/\" title=\"Iranian-backed terrorists claim responsibility for attacks in Israel.\">wider regional war<\/a>, has hung over Harris&rsquo;s campaign since she entered the race. Muslim and Arab Americans and other progressives have threatened to withhold votes for Harris in protest of the Biden administration&rsquo;s handling of the conflict, which could be a determining factor in Michigan and other electoral battlegrounds.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog\/2024-election-campaign-live-updates-harris-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2024 ELECTIONS LIVE UPDATES: LATEST NEWS ON THE TRUMP-HARRIS PRESIDENTIAL RACE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump spent his Monday marking the anniversary with both media appearances and multiple in-person events. Harris, on the other hand, held just one event, delivering remarks at the Naval Observatory before planting a pomegranate tree, a Jewish symbol for hope and righteousness, in the residence&rsquo;s garden.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am devastated by the pain and loss that occurred on Oct. 7, and Doug and I pray for the family and loved ones of all of those who were lost, and may their memories be a blessing,&rdquo; Harris stated. &ldquo;Today, I know many Jews will be reciting and reflecting on the Jewish prayer for mourning, the Kaddish. The words of the prayer are not about death; it is a prayer about our enduring belief in God, even in our darkest moments.&nbsp;So, as we reflect on the horrors of Oct. 7, let us please be reminded that we cannot lose faith.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/carson-points-out-that-every-democratic-plan-has-backfired-in-trumps-favor-as-seen-in-the-bible-2\/\" title=\"Carson points out that every Democratic plan has backfired in Trump&#039;s favor, as seen in the Bible\">vice president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s remarks made no mention of the election, but a group of pro-Gaza protesters made their mark known throughout. Those protesters gathered along the Naval Observatory perimeter fencing and, at times, overshadowed Harris&rsquo;s own words by chanting through bullhorns, banging drums, and blaring sirens.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"Z6iBcqKzMRY\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Vice President Harris and the Second Gentleman Mark One Year Since Hamas' Terrorist Attacks\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z6iBcqKzMRY?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The vice president did briefly respond to a question from reporters about getting the ceasefire negotiations back on track.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re not giving up. We&rsquo;re doing everything we can possibly do to get the ceasefire hostage deal done,&rdquo; she declared. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s one of the most important ways we will be able to end this war and bring any type of stability to the region. It&rsquo;s one of the highest priorities of this administration.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Unlike Harris, Trump&rsquo;s commemoration of Oct. 7 quickly turned political.<\/p>\n<p>During Monday morning interviews with radio hosts Sid Rosenberg and Hugh Hewitt, the former president claimed to have done more for the Jewish people than any other American president and attacked President Joe Biden and Harris&rsquo;s foreign policy.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s interview covered a number of political issues beyond the Oct. 7 attacks, and the former president claimed that &ldquo;nobody&rsquo;s done more for the Jewish people than [he has].&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I should get 100% of the Jewish vote, and I don&rsquo;t,&rdquo; he told Rosenberg. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s amazing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Oct. 7 never would have happened if I was there,&rdquo; Trump continued. &ldquo;This is the stupidest regime. There&rsquo;s never been anything like it, and now we have Kamala, who&rsquo;s dumber than him. Biden is sharper than Kamala.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The former president also made two public appearances on Monday. First, he joined conservative commentator Ben Shapiro at the New York grave of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson. Later in the day, Trump hosted an Oct. 7 remembrance event alongside Miriam Adelson and a host of Jewish leaders and Republican lawmakers at Mar-a-Lago, his South Florida club.<\/p>\n<p>Adelson introduced Trump by claiming that, if he had still been president, &ldquo;Oct. 7 wouldn&rsquo;t have happened.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;One year ago today, every civilized person was filled with shock and horror and grief at the news of an evil so absolute that nobody&rsquo;s seen anything like it,&rdquo; the former president opened before calling for a moment of silence for the more than 1,200 people killed on Oct. 7.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The bond between the United States and Israel is strong and enduring,&rdquo; Trump continued. &ldquo;If and when I&rsquo;m president of the United States, it will once again be stronger and closer than it ever was before. We have to win this election. If we don&rsquo;t win this election, there&rsquo;s tremendous consequence for everything.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The former president claimed that Nov. 5, Election Day, &ldquo;will be the most important day in the history of our country&rdquo; and &ldquo;the most important day in the history of Israel,&rdquo; and if elected, Trump promised to &ldquo;remove the Jew-haters who do nothing to help our country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump added that the current &ldquo;leadership of this country&rdquo; is allowing a new wave of anti-semitism to spread through America, &ldquo;here in our streets, our media, and our college campuses, and within the ranks of the Democratic Party in particular.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Oct. 7 attack would never have happened if I was president,&rdquo; Trump continued, echoing Adelson. &ldquo;The past few years have proven that weakness only begets violence and war, and you see that it&rsquo;s weakness, but it&rsquo;s also, there&rsquo;s a lot of hatred going around. What is needed more than ever is a return of unwavering American leadership and unquestioned American strength.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/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_1776939\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1776939\"}});<\/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>Election politics influence Harris and Trump&#8217;s Oct. 7 tributes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2645,"featured_media":2351882,"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\/10\/trump-harris-oct-7.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[3728,7500,42477,5894,32076],"class_list":["post-2351881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-election","tag-events","tag-october-7","tag-politics","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/trump-harris-oct-7.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2351881","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\/2645"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2351881"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2351881\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2351882"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2351881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2351881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2351881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}