Not So Tariffic | The Ben Shapiro Show Ep. 780

Tlaib's Remarks

Ben Shapiro critiques Rashida Tlaib's comments on Jews and Israel, labeling them as deeply ahistorical. He argues that Tlaib's remarks attempt to whitewash history by ignoring the longstanding Jewish connection to Israel, which predates the Holocaust by decades 1. Shapiro compares her narrative to a hypothetical scenario where American politicians praise slaveholders for the freedom of African Americans, highlighting the absurdity of her claims 1.

Her ancestors did not provide any of that. This is ahistorical. It's ahistorical in the extreme, and in its ahistoricity, it supports an anti Semitic narrative that is being pushed by Rashida Tlaib and others.

--- Ben Shapiro

He emphasizes that Tlaib's narrative is not only false but also supports an anti-Semitic agenda aimed at delegitimizing Israel's existence 2.

   

Media Bias

Shapiro discusses media bias in covering anti-Semitic accusations, particularly focusing on how media outlets handle comments from political figures like Rashida Tlaib. He argues that the media often frames Democratic missteps as Republican overreactions, rather than addressing the comments themselves 3. This bias, according to Shapiro, is evident in how the media covers figures like Seth Meyers, who he claims defends Tlaib while attacking those who criticize her 4.

The fact that so many members of the media are more focused on Republican responses to bad things that are said than they are focused on the comments themselves is demonstrative of exactly where the media stand.

--- Ben Shapiro

He highlights the inconsistency in media coverage, noting that similar comments from Republicans receive harsher scrutiny and headlines 3.