Karine Jean-Pierre is the White House press secretary, but she must not keep up with the news. That’s the charitable explanation of her response to the question about President Biden’s “level of concern right now about a potential [sic] rise in antisemitism in light of everything that’s going on in Israel.” She didn’t answer the question directly.
One can only infer that Biden (assuming she was speaking for Biden) has missed the marches supporting the genocide of the Jewish people that have been held in urban centers around the United States over the past two weeks. One can only infer that Biden (again assuming she was speaking for Biden) has missed the emergence of the many Nazis among us into public view.
This was her response in its entirety (White House transcript here):
So, a couple of things. Look, we have not seen any credible threats. I know there’s been always questions about credible threats. And so, just want to make sure that that’s out there.
But, look, Muslim and those perceived to be Muslim have endured a disproportionate number of hate-fueled attacks. And certainly President Biden understands that many of our Muslim, Arab — Arab — Arab Americans and Palestinian American loved ones and neighbors are worried about the hate being directed at their communities. And that is something you heard the President speak to in his — in his address just last — last Thursday.
And so, one of the things that the President has done is directed his team — Homeland Security team to prioritize prevention and disruption of any emerging threats that could harm the Jewish, the Muslim, Arab Americans or — or any other communities. And that is something that the President has sought to do and — and — since day one.
As you know, the President ran on — on — on, you know, bringing commu- — protecting communities, obviously, but bringing people together, the soul — protecting the soul of the nation. And so that is something that the President takes very, very seriously.
And we — you know, we’re going to continue to denounce any sort of hate towards any American here. And so, that’s what we’re going to continue to be steadfast on. Again, he has — he has advised — directed his Homeland Security team to make sure that they’re on top of this.
Translation: Biden’s level of concern is low. It’s all about “Islamicphobia” (as Biden has put it). Not that accuracy is at a premium, it should probably be noted that “Jews again faced most hate crimes of any religious group in 2022” (the most recent available data).
UPDATE: Philip Klein has more here at NRO and Gabby Deutch has more here at Jewish Insider.
AND THIS: David Harsanyi puts it this way: “There were dozens of Charlottesville-type marches in the United States last week, with chants of genocide ringing in the air. They were attended largely by Muslim protesters, along with the hard left (including a number of self-hating Jews.) Though Jews are by far the most targeted religious minority in the United States, we have yet to have a big national conversation about the problem. No one in major media dares even bring it up.”
STEVE adds—The Babylon Bee actually predicted this a day ahead (how’s that for Old Testament prophecy):
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