The White House on Tuesday condemned “death to America” chants that surfaced online from a recent rally in Dearborn, Mich., protesting Israel’s war in Gaza.

Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre replied, “yes” when asked if President Biden condemns the comments in the chants, which were captured on video by some attendees.

“Peaceful protests are something that the president has also been very clear that, its important to give folks space to peacefully protest. But any type of violent rhetoric, we are going to denounce,” she said.

Dearborn mayor Abdullah Hammoud (D) has also denounced the chants, sharing in a statement on X that “Dearborn is a city of proud Americans.”

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    8 months ago

    Also, do you extend this level of courtesy to events that make your political opposition look bad? It’s easy to find the energy and motivation when defending your team, but it rarely goes the other way.

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      8 months ago

      Yeah it gets much easier after lots of practice. But it’s not 100%, which would be ideal.