Michael Bloomberg
Following Super Tuesday, where 14 states voted, Michael Bloomberg only won American Samoa and picked up 44 delegates overall.
His comments and absence reverberated throughout the event, with speakers ranging from U.S. Vice President Mike Pence to House Minority leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to former New York City mayor and current Democratic presidential contender Michael Bloomberg referencing it.
“This is a gathering of 20,000 Israel supporters of every religious denomination, ethnicity, faith, color, sexual identity and political party. Calling it a racist platform is an attempt to discredit those voices, intimidate people from coming here and weaken the U.S.-Israel relationship,” said Michael Bloomberg, directing his comments at Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Michael Bloomberg will speak at the annual conference, to be held March 1-3 in Washington, D.C., with the final day falling on Super Tuesday, when 14 states will hold presidential primaries.
“If Israel’s government continues with steps to annex the West Bank, the U.S. should make clear that none of our aid should be used to support annexation,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) told “The New York Times” in a recent survey of candidates’ policy positions.
“The U.S. withdrawal has allowed Iran to abandon its own obligations under the deal and has left the world with few tools to stop it,” according to a campaign spokesperson.
Abigail Pogrebin, the author of multiple books on Jewish subjects, will become director of Jewish outreach for former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
He has expressed concern about the Democratic Party’s leftward slant, led by Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.).
“This is classic anti-Semitism, and includes an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory and negative stereotypes that have been historically used to foment hatred towards Jews,” said Jewish Democratic Council of America executive director Halie Soifer.
