The White House condemned the Dearborn, Michigan protest on Tuesday. Rep. Rashida Tlaib and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer remained silent following the pro-Palestinian protests. (Getty Images)
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre speaks during a news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on April 9, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
When questioned by Fox News, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that President Biden condemned the chant.
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"Yes," she replied, when Heinrich asked if the president condemned the anti-American and Israeli chants.
"Peaceful protests are something that the president has also been very clear that, its important to give folks space to peacefully protest. But any type of violent rhetoric, we are going to denounce," Jean-Pierre said.
A young girl holds a Palestinian flag during an interfaith prayer vigil for Aaron Bushnell outside the Henry Ford Centennial Library in Dearborn, Michigan on March 3, 2024. (JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images)
Dr. Mahmoud Al-Hadidi, the chairman of the Michigan Muslim Community Council, told FOX 2 that the incident should be investigated as hate speech.
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"It is awful for somebody living on our soil, breathing our air, to be saying something like that. The shouting from the crowd… does not represent any Muslim in the United States." Dr. Al-Hadidi said. "It should be investigated as hate speech. Hate speech is very dangerous."
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