CNN’s Jake Tapper Confronts Jamie Raskin About Protesters Outside DNC HQ: ‘There’s Anti-Semitism in the Democratic Party These Days’

CNN anchor Jake Tapper confronted Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) over the rise of “anti-Semitism in the Democratic Party these days” during a Sunday interview.

Earlier this week, there was a large protest outside the Washington headquarters of the Democratic National Committee that turned violent as demonstrators advocating for a cease fire in the Israel-Hamas war clashed with law enforcement.

Tapper noted that some members of the Democratic Socialists of America said the violence at the DNC HQ was legitimate resistance.

“At another rally just down the street from here at Union Station, crowds were chanting from the river to the sea, long live the intifada. What do you make of this as a as a Jewish-American, a proud progressive, a Democrat? There’s anti-Semitism in the Democratic Party these days,” Tapper said.

Raskin responded by claiming anti-Semitism is “everywhere these days” while pointing towards comments made by billionaire Elon Musk this week on X, formerly known as Twitter. The Democratic lawmaker also blamed Republicans such as Kevin McCarthy for furthering political violence in Congress.

There’s anti-Semitism everywhere these days, as we were discussing with Elon Musk. And I mean, we’re talking about a problem that goes back thousands of years, obviously. I was very disappointed to see what happened over at the DNC the other day. I mean, I’m glad that they’re young people who are taking an interest in peace and social justice. And those people I encourage. But for those who are somehow tempted to engage in pushing and shoving like, you know, Kevin McCarthy in Congress, but doing it outside, I’m totally opposed to that. They should study the history of nonviolent movements in America, like the women’s movement, the civil rights movement, the LGBTQ movement, the environmental movement that have been the great civilizing movements of our time and of American history that have transformed things. And that does work better than violence.

Watch the full clip above via CNN.