Commentary: Tlaib is ignored by fact-checkers while US leadership is needed in the West
Media watch: Fact-Checkers Ignore Tlaib
Rep. Rashida Tlaib was censured by the House for “outrageous falsehoods,” including the claim that Israel bombed the al-Ahli hospital in Gaza and her statement that ‘from the river to the sea’ isn’t a Hamas slogan about the eradication of Israel. Despite this, fact-checkers have not located these claims. Even when Tlaib tweeted a video claiming, “Joe Biden supported the genocide of the Palestinian people,” fact-checkers failed to act.
Eye on DC: Primaries for Anti-Israel Dems
Rep. Summer Lee’s strident position on Israel has not only turned off Jewish voters but is also causing a growing number of Democrats to challenge her. The growing “fissure between far-left Democrats and traditional Democrats” over Israel is bringing multiple primary challenges, including for most of the “Squad.”
Liz Truss: The West Needs US Leadership
Former UK Prime Minister Liz Truss pleads for conservative leadership in the US that’s bold enough to call out hostile regimes as evil and a threat. Truss emphasizes the need to ensure that Ukraine has a quantitative military advantage over Russia, provide defense capability to Taiwan against China, and impose tougher sanctions on Iran.
Libertarian: Warren’s Sad Sandwich Crusade
Elizabeth Warren’s crusade against America’s alleged ‘sandwich shop monopoly’ by investigating a private equity deal to acquire Subway is criticized for being petty and a misuse of the term ‘monopoly’ in modern political discourse.
Econ desk: Biden’s Fiscal Catastrophe
Due to the Biden administration’s enormous spending, the Treasury has issued net $2 trillion in new debt — over 8% of GDP, despite the fact that foreigners are no longer buying. The Biden administration’s mismanagement of the economy does not inspire confidence.
— Compiled by The Post Editorial Board
