President Trump is right that Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) is "being slammed" for what she said about the Holocaust. The rest of his interpretation is way off.
On Friday, Tlaib appeared on Yahoo's Skullduggery podcast and discussed how one aspect of the Israeli-Palestianian conflict gave her "a calming feeling ... when I think of the Holocaust," saying that at least Israel became "a safe haven for Jews" after it ended. Yet many Republicans snipped Tlaib's comment after "Holocaust," providing the misleading and incorrect interpretation that Trump shares below.
A look at what Tlaib actually said indicates that Trump is far from correct. She didn't say that the Holocaust gave her "a calming feeling," but rather that she gets that feeling when she thinks about why her "ancestors — Palestinians ... lost their land and some lost their lives." It was all "in the name of trying to create a safe haven for Jews" as they recovered from the Holocaust and other "horrific persecution," she said. The only problem is that "they did it in a way that took [the Palestianians'] human dignity away," Tlaib finished. In essence, Tlaib is saying she's happy that, if the Palestinians had to lose their land, at least it was for a good reason.
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Tlaib issued a statement condemning the spin, which you can read below. Kathryn Krawczyk
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