Response to Newsmax Interview with Claudia Tenney on 7-14-26

It’s interesting to see how our irrelevant congresswoman interprets events in the US completely differently than her constituents.

She stated that: “I just want to mention this because it was stunning yesterday to see over 100 Democrats vote to defund Israel, our closest ally in the Middle East,” she said. “And many of them are members of Congress, including [Rep.] Nancy Pelosi [, D-Calif.], who have always been supporters of Israel.”

Maybe they aren’t “defunding” an ally, maybe they are trying to limit the US involvement in the war crimes being committed by Netanyahu. The International Criminal Court has the following listed as charges against him:

“Allegedly responsible for the war crimes of starvation as a method of warfare and of intentionally directing an attack against the civilian population; and the crimes against humanity of murder, persecution, and other inhumane acts from at least 8 October 2023 until at least 20 May 2024.”

She also stated: “Killing Trump just incites a lot of the base,” she said. “I have people talking about killing Trump up in upstate New York.”

Tenney said activists involved in the “No Kings” and “resist” movements have embraced increasingly inflammatory rhetoric.

“These people are thriving on this kind of thing,” she said. “They have normalized this kind of rhetoric and behavior, sadly, and it’s unfortunate that we’re seeing this in the United States as well.”

This is interesting because I have been to many local protests and never once have I seen a sign or chant indicating anyone wants the President dead. This administration likes to use “dog whistle” language to indicate something they don’t like is radical or threatening. They say “8647” means the “Left” wants to kill the President. That is ridiculous. It is an expression meaning to get rid of something, like in a restaurant.

Now the people in the Administration and Claudia Tenney should be more concerned on where the threatening chatter and innuendo comes from, like the President. He has called for violence to people he does not like. He has praised the Proud Boys and Kyle Rittenhouse. He incited January 6, then pardoned anyone who was convicted.

Claudia Tenney was all for destroying small boats in the Caribbean without due process. She is all for the destruction of infrastructure in Iran, even if that means committing war crimes.

The only people I see spiraling into violence are Congresswoman Tenney and this administration. Maybe she should look in the mirror at who is really pushing the violence.

Jim Cannon, RN

Fulton, NY