The White House condemned Republican Senator John Kennedy for asking 'bigoted' and 'dangerous' questions about the executive director of the Arab American Institute during a hearing on hate crimes earlier this week. Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre called out Kennedy's questioning, which included asking whether she was a 'terrorist sympathizer' based on her heritage and religion.
hearing on hate crimes earlier this week, Kennedy told Arab American Institute Director Maya Berry she “should hide head in a bag” after he claimed she had not condemned Hamas and Hezbollah orKennedy’s questions served as a reminder of “why we need to fight against hate, against discrimination of all kinds,” according to Jean-Pierre. She described asking someone whether they were a “terrorist sympathizer based upon their heritage or their religion” as “bigoted, and dangerous, and very wrong.
During the hearing, Kennedy also asked Berry whether she was a Democrat before inquiring about Hamas. “Senator, oddly enough, I am going to say thank you for that question because it demonstrates the purpose of our hearing today in a very effective way,” Berry said. “Hamas is a foreign terrorist organization that I do not support. But you asking the executive director of the Arab American Institute that question very much puts the focus on the issue of hate in our country.”“I don’t support violence, whether it’s Hezbollah, Hamas, or any other entity that invokes it,” she said. “So, no sir.
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