Shermichael Singleton: AOC, Ilhan Omar Appearing on Pro-Palestinian Campus Protests to Sing Kumbaya Is Just Naive

CARDONA: “ — and say, ‘Oh, he has absolutely nothing to do with this rise in violence.’”
SUNUNU: “That is absolutely nuts. You guys are barely scratching the surface here. This isn‘t just about we need more Democrats to condemn what‘s happening. How about let‘s get Democrats not joining in on it? How about AOC and Rep. Omar don‘t join those college campuses? And this hasn‘t been going on for 10 years. It‘s been going on for 18 months. And it starts on the college campuses. It empowers people to go beyond. And it has nothing to do with Donald Trump.”
PHILLIP: “I want to be more — a little bit more specific about what we‘re talking about here, because I definitely think, to the congressman‘s point, there are specific things that are being said on these campuses that are anti-Semitic. But the idea that AOC and, I mean, I don‘t know, Congresswoman Ilhan Omar are engaging in those activities. I‘m not sure — “
SUNUNU: “They showed up on those campuses. They showed up to the campuses. They were there on those campuses speaking out.”
PHILLIP: “But here‘s what I‘m saying. But do you understand what I‘m saying? If they are — if they show up on college campuses to protest, you know, the situation in Gaza, is that, are you saying, automatically the same thing as uttering anti-Semitic words?”
SUNUNU: “Yes, they‘re anti-Semitic. Make no mistake about it. Their words are absolutely anti — and this is all based in anti-Semitism. And it’s seen a rise — “
PHILLIP: “What I‘m saying is, do you have evidence that they actually engaged in anti-Semitic language? That is the issue.”
SUNUNU: “Supporting terrorists and — “
SINGLETON: “ And some of her past statements.”
SUNUNU: “Are you saying — I mean, do we have to go through the statements?”
PHILLIP: “I am talking about on college campuses, you know, because I think that there is a difference between protesting — “
SUNUNU: “The history of Ilhan Omar is very clear. She’s been very explicit.”
PHILLIP: “There‘s a history — there‘s a difference between protesting and saying and doing anti-Semitic things. Would you not agree?”
SINGLETON: “Ilhan Omar‘s rhetoric as it pertains to Jewish people and the state of Israel is deplorable and disgusting. She shouldn‘t even be in Congress, in my opinion. And them showing up on those college campuses is a green light for the most vicious, disgusting, despicable rhetoric against Jewish students and against Jewish people. You can absolutely draw a correlation. And to pretend that they were on the college campuses and singing kumbaya is to just be naive.”