Several high-profile Republicans seized on Vice President Kamala Harris’s choice of Gov. Tim Walz (D‑MN) as her running mate, suggesting antisemitism in the Democratic Party influenced her decision not to choose a Jewish running mate in Gov. Josh Shapiro (D‑PA).
GOP vice presidential nominee Sen. J.D. Vance (R‑OH) told reporters in Philadelphia on Tuesday that it seemed like Harris didn’t select Shapiro because Democrats were concerned “grassroots activists in their party wouldn’t take a Jewish nominee.”
“Many, many people said repeatedly that the reason Kamala Harris was going away from the Josh Shapiro selection is because they were worried about antisemitism,” Vance said.
Vance: Well, look, the only thing I will say about Josh Shapiro is I genuinely feel bad that for days, maybe even weeks, the guy actually had to run away from his Jewish heritage… pic.twitter.com/rYCcyzZkTK
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