Rep. Jake Auchincloss, D-Mass., told CNN that Josh Shapiro has been treated differently than other vice presidential contenders due to his support for Israel and Jewish faith.
Rep. Jake Auchincloss, D-Mass., scolded what he called the « overly online left » for attacking Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro over his Jewish faith and support for Israel.
Shapiro, who is considered to be a top contender to be Kamala Harris’ running mate, was forced to defend his stance on Israel after an op-ed he penned more than three decades ago resurfaced over the weekend.
His support for Israel has been controversial inside the Democratic Party due to the strong anti-Israel views of the party’s far-left flank. Those who oppose his candidacy launched the « No Genocide Josh » campaign and continue to pressure Harris to pick another running mate.
In an appearance on CNN Monday, Auchincloss rebuked the far-left wing of his party for applying a different standard to Shapiro than they have to other vice presidential contenders, arguing that there is a « strong undercurrent of antisemitism » to their attacks.
« Those in the overly online left who are attacking Josh Shapiro’s pro-Israel positions in a different way than they are attacking non-Jewish veep contenders’ positions, they’re just telling on themselves », Auchincloss, who is Jewish, said on « CNN This Morning. »
« There is a strong undercurrent of antisemitism to that », he continued. « It’s unacceptable. Every contender’s positions on all policy issues, their track records in elected office, all of that is fair game.
