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.
