{"id":2466298,"date":"2025-07-24T15:19:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T19:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-concha-blasts-mahmoud-khalils-red-carpet-treatment-from-democrats\/"},"modified":"2025-07-24T15:20:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T19:20:26","slug":"joe-concha-blasts-mahmoud-khalils-red-carpet-treatment-from-democrats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-concha-blasts-mahmoud-khalils-red-carpet-treatment-from-democrats\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Concha blasts Mahmoud Khalil\u2019s \u2018red carpet treatment\u2019 from Democrats"},"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\">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%2Fjoe-concha-blasts-mahmoud-khalils-red-carpet-treatment-from-democrats%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=2466298&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>joe Concha of the Washington Examiner criticized Democratic lawmakers for warmly welcoming pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil to Capitol Hill, calling it &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/turncoat-gop-lawmaker-tells-abc-news-his-impeachment-vote-may-have-ended-his-career-ya-think\/\" title=\"Turncoat GOP Lawmaker Tells ABC News His Impeachment Vote \u201cMay Have Ended His Career\u201d \u2013 Ya Think?\">political suicide<\/a>.&#8221; Khalil, whose green card was previously revoked due to his involvement in anti-Israel protests and distribution of Hamas propaganda, was recently received with open arms by prominent Democrats, including Bernie Sanders, Rashida Tlaib, and Ilhan Omar. Despite being detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Khalil was released and had his green card reinstated. Concha condemned Khalil as a terrorist sympathizer who should have been deported, supporting Secretary of State Marco Rubio&#8217;s stance. The controversy also involves Columbia University, which paid significant settlements related to investigations involving Khalil, restoring it&#8217;s federal funding.  <\/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\">Joe Concha blasts Mahmoud Khalil&rsquo;s &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-maher-i-didnt-want-to-get-the-covid-vax-wanted-my-immune-system-to-handle-it\/\" title=\"Bill Maher: I Didn\u2019t Want To Get The COVID Vax, Wanted \u2018My Immune System\u2019 To Handle It\">red carpet treatment<\/a>&#038;rsquo<\/a>; from Democrats<\/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_2171937\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>&lsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/joe-concha\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Joe Concha<\/a> said Democratic lawmakers are committing &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-rhetoric-is-deterring-southern-border-arrests-joe-concha\/\" title=\"Trump&#039;s &#039;rhetoric&#039; is deterring southern border arrests: ...\">political suicide&#038;rdquo<\/a>; by welcoming pro-Palestinian activist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3480045\/kristi-noem-mahmoud-khalil-doesnt-want-draw-line-between-him-hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Mahmoud Khalil<\/a> &ldquo;with open arms.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>House and Senate Democrats met with Khalil during his recent visit to Capitol Hill. Earlier this year, Khalil&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3449804\/what-to-know-about-activist-mahmoud-khalil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">green card was revoked<\/a> over his participation in several anti-Israel protests, during which Hamas propaganda was distributed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3481068\/cbs-tanya-simon-60-minutes-producer-bill-owens\/\">CBS fills longtime 60 Minutes producer&#8217;s role months after his resignation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3481259\/wisconsin-governor-tony-evers-retiring-third-term-democrats-midterm-elections\/\">Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers announces he will not run for third term<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3480916\/us-approves-sale-322-million-dollar-ukraine-weapons-package\/\">US approves sale of $322 million Ukraine weapons package<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Apparently, this is the hill the democrats are choosing to die on. It&rsquo;s political suicide,&rdquo; Concha said Thursday on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>Fox &amp; Friends<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3047354&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=54982640a49fb2cd38c68477ba4c6541\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;But Khalil now &hellip; getting the red carpet treatment during his recent visit to Capitol Hill. We had Stephen Colbert favorite senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, who I last checked is Jewish, along with Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, all welcoming him with open arms in Washington this week. While somehow claiming that Khalil is somehow a victim, despite him turning Columbia University into a profoundly uninhabitable place for Jewish students and pushing his pro-Hamas rhetoric,&rdquo; Concha added.<\/p>\n<p>In recent weeks, Khalil was released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention, and his green card was returned. Khalil is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3468596\/mahmoud-khalil-lawsuit-trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">suing<\/a> the Trump administration for his 104 days in detention. Concha lamented that Khalil avoided deportation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/beltway-confidential\/3479882\/trump-forces-columbia-university-to-grow-a-spine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>TRUMP FORCES COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY TO GROW A SPINE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is a person who is a terrorist sympathizer, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio was 100% right &mdash; he has no business being in this country. He should have been deported,&rdquo; Concha said. &ldquo;But of course, we have judges that think otherwise. Columbia is now paying for protecting somebody like this, $200 million.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Columbia is settling several civil rights investigations by paying the Trump administration <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3480587\/columbia-deal-trump-restore-federal-funding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">$220 million<\/a>, which will restore its lost federal funding of about $400 million.<\/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_2171937\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2171937\"}});<\/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>Joe Concha criticizes Democrats for warmly welcoming Mahmoud Khalil<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2466299,"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\/2025\/07\/Mahmoud-Khalil-July-2025.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3685,52093,51975,59827],"class_list":["post-2466298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-democrats","tag-joe-concha","tag-mahmoud-khalil","tag-red-carpet-treatment"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mahmoud-Khalil-July-2025.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2466298","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\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2466298"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2466298\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2466302,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2466298\/revisions\/2466302"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2466299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2466298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2466298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2466298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}