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Pelosi criticized Mandani and Said in the podcast for not recognizing Israel as a Jewish state. However, he also stated that his positions do not represent the Democratic Party in Congress and continued to support the party’s candidates.
In the countdown to the November 3 midterm elections, Democratic former Speaker of the House of Representativespelosi (Nancy Pelosi names mayor of New York on podcast)Mandani (Zohran Mamdani) and Michigan US Senate Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed, criticizing both for not recognizingisrael It is the Jewish state that is “wrong” and he also emphasized that his views do not represent those of Democrats in Congress. The words immediately attracted attention.
Pelosi was interviewed on the program “On Brand with Donny Deutsch” released on the 29th. Host Donny Deutsch, who is Jewish, asked how he could continue to support the Democratic Party when there are people in the party who refuse to recognize Israel’s status as a Jewish state.
Pelosi asked him to give examples and he named Mandani and Saeed.
Pelosi didn’t mince words: “This is not just worrisome, it is wrong, and it does not represent Democrats in Congress.”
But he quickly changed the subject and left room for both of them.
Speaking about Said, he said: “That new guy from Michigan, let’s see if he can get elected to Congress.”
To Mandani he said: “As far as this mayor, God bless him (bless his heart, note: in Southern American colloquialism, this sentence often has a condescending or slightly teasing connotation), I hope he succeeds as mayor, but I don’t agree with some of the things he says.”
“We have to win big, so it doesn’t really matter,” he said.
Despite being criticized, Pelosi supported her family in the election campaign. Her spokesman Nicholas Martin told Fox News that Pelosi “urges the people of Michigan and the United States to support Saeed.” The two parties may have different views on some issues, but they agree on lowering the cost of living, protecting health care, and protecting democracy.
Pelosi also posted on the X platform on the 30th, calling on the United States to support Democratic Senate candidates and name Said. So far, Mandani and Said’s camp have not responded publicly.
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In his podcast, he took out New York City Mayor Mandani and Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Saeed by name, directly criticizing their stances on Israel and drawing attention to the internal stances of the Democratic Party.
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Pelosi clarified that this statement is not only worrying, but also wrong; He also said it does not represent the overall position of Democrats in Congress and attempts to separate the opinions of two people.
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He still called for support for Democratic candidates like Said through his spokesperson and
