CNN's Paul Begala blames Jared Kushner for calling Ivanka Trump "cockroaches"

Jake Tapper was forced to check Tuesday CNN political analyst Paul Begala after calling Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner "roaches".

During a discussion on the new book "Kushner, Inc.", Tapper and his panel discussed whether President Trump would one day make his daughter and son-in-law fall by the sidewalk, and asked how the couple had kept their position during The White House is facing a frequent turnover.

"Of course, they survived. I mean, cockroaches are going to survive a nuclear war, "said Begala.

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Dave Urban, the supporter of Trump 's expert group, shook his head in disgust at hearing this derogatory remark.

Tapper promptly asked, "You do not call the roaches Ivanka and Jared?"

The CNN commentator said, "No, no, I'm talking about a separate class of species."

CNN did not immediately answer the question of whether Begala would be sanctioned or apologized.

"OK," Tapper replied before allowing Begala to continue to hit Kushner, calling the president "criminal" in the process. The potentially anti-Semitic comment was sparked by controversy surrounding the representative Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Who was criticized for his own comments on the Jewish people and Israel.

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Last month, CNN was accused of using Omar's rhetoric as an inducement to attack Trump and other Republicans, prompting William A. Jacobson, a professor at Cornell Law School, to inform Fox News that the time was right for CNN Agenda Trump.

Meanwhile, the comment on "cockroaches" reminds critics of other hateful speeches used to target Jews.

"Considering the vast debate on anti-Semitism on the left and more generally in America, Begala's comments could be considered by some as anti-Semitic since Kushner is Jewish and Ivanka converted to Judaism," wrote Ryan Foley, Media Research associate. Center. "The Begala comparison of Kushners Jews and Insects by Begala is closely related to the rhetoric of the leader of the Nation of Islam, Louis Farrakhan, who denied being anti-Semitic; arguing instead that he was "anti-termite".

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CNN experts have recently expressed outrage when President Trump described MS-13 gang members as "animals," but the "cockroaches" comment about the president's family members has not attracted much attention. the attention of the media.

Critics who understood the comment of Begala were disappointed on Twitter: