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The promotion of one of the president’s most partisan and hard-nosed lieutenants to one of the most powerful jobs in Washington may signal how Trump intends to respond to his party’s defeat in the midterms.
The former congresswoman, who blamed AIPAC when she wasn’t re-elected, told the federal government that she’s working for a Belgian nonprofit.
“It’s an evolving trend that shows greater signs of permanence than temporary quality,” Dan Diker of the Jerusalem Center for Foreign Affairs told JNS.
“No elected Republican with half of a brain ever believed you had a shot of winning governor and beating Hochul,” Inna Vernikov told the Nassau County executive.
The visit comes amid a relationship between American Jews and the African American community marked by historical alliances and modern strains.
“Everybody’s looking for these things to be referendums on a bigger picture, but they’re not paying attention to the micro of it and the candidates themselves,” Darby Levin told JNS.
“If Trump’s going to replace appointees like Hegseth, he should do it while he can still get the replacements confirmed in the Senate,” Rep. Thomas Massie stated.
“In these races, antisemitism wasn’t disqualifying,” Mark Goldfeder of the National Jewish Advocacy Center told JNS.
“She has defended the civil liberties of every American and enforced the law without fear or favor,” the U.S. attorney general said.
The New York City mayor said that the election of Dr. Abdul El-Sayed is “one that means so much to so many.”
“Given the breadth of the victory in the Senate and the House and governors’ mansions, it was a victory for team common sense,” the Jewish Democratic congressman said.
“Michiganders are feeling the squeeze at the grocery store and the gas station,” Jeremy Moss stated after winning the election.
