‘He blamed the Jews’: GOP congressman levels explosive accusation against JD Vance over election postmortem
Although Vance’s election breakdown didn’t mention Jews specifically, Fine believes the connection between Israel as a state and the Jewish people is inseparable.
Key points
- "He blamed the Jews for losing the election." VANCE COURTING DISGRUNTLED TRUMP VOTERS TO FORM ‘NEW RIGHT’ ALLIANCE AFTER REPUBLICAN BLOODBATH, SOURCES SAY Fine’s blistering attack on Vance comes as the GOP is working to understand the midterm election results, in which Republicans lost control of the U.S.
- Amid that mix, Vance especially singled out the first item, noting that Trump had himself identified the Iran conflict as a decisive factor in the midterms in interviews after the election.
- I thought his message that he put out the day after the election was abhorrent and, frankly, smacked of the kind of thing you’d read in 1932 Germany," Fine, who is himself Jewish, said in an interview with Fox Now.
Randy Fine, R-Fla., said Vice President JD Vance's election analysis posted online last week amounted to an attack on the Jewish people, leading him to swear off support for any presidential aspirations Vance might have for 2028.
Additional details
- In his breakdown, Vance cited polling that identified four key items disillusioned voters wanted to see from Republicans: ending the war in Iran, focusing on the cost of living, putting America first and changing the U.S.-Israel relationship.
- When asked about his comments by Fox News Digital, Fine doubled down on his characterization, arguing that the vice president had tacitly laid blame on "the Jews" in three of the four reasons he had identified.
- to officially designate the Palestinian-controlled West Bank with the Jewish historical names of "Judea and Samaria." He encouraged Republicans to steer clear of seeing Israel as the reason why the GOP underperformed in the midterm elections.
- It also underscores tensions in the GOP as the party wrestles with how to balance America-First principles with its alliance with Israel.
- RUBIO'S DEFENSE OF TRUMP'S IRAN WAR DRAWS SHARP CONTRAST WITH VANCE'S MIDTERM BLAME "What does America First mean when you've said, ‘end the war’ and ‘change our relationship with Israel?’ Isn't that saying the same thing?
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