Key takeaways:
- Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is facing criticism for refusing to condemn a post made by Tesla CEO Elon Musk which alluded to a white supremacist conspiracy theory and was seen as antisemitic.
- The post in question was made by a user who said that anyone who anonymously posts “Hitler was right” should “say it to our faces” and accused Jewish people of “pushing the exact kind of dialectical hatred against whites that they claim to want people to stop using against them.”
- DeSantis’ refusal to condemn Musk’s post has been met with criticism from both sides of the aisle, with many calling for him to take a stand against antisemitism.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is facing criticism for refusing to condemn a post made by Tesla CEO Elon Musk on the social media platform X. The post, which Musk endorsed, alluded to a white supremacist conspiracy theory and was seen as antisemitic.
During an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” anchor Jake Tapper asked DeSantis whether he would condemn Musk’s post, noting that major companies such as Apple and Disney had pulled their ads from X in response. DeSantis refused to directly condemn the post.
The post in question was made by a user who said that anyone who anonymously posts “Hitler was right” should “say it to our faces.” Another user replied to the post, accusing Jewish people of “pushing the exact kind of dialectical hatred against whites that they claim to want people to stop using against them.” The user also suggested that said supposed behavior by Jews justifies the post.
The incident comes at a time when Jewish Americans are facing a rise in hate. The Anti-Defamation League reported that antisemitic incidents in the US increased by nearly 60% in 2020, the largest single-year increase on record.
DeSantis’ refusal to condemn Musk’s post has been met with criticism from both sides of the aisle, with many calling for him to take a stand against antisemitism.
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