Juan Vargas condemns Piker’s comments
U.S. Representative for California’s 52nd congressional district
“I wholeheartedly condemn this statement.”
Source and context
Official statement
About this source
Official congressional release. It identifies Piker’s recent comments as suggesting that American Jews are inviting violence against themselves and quotes Vargas’s response. The release’s date is day-level; no time of day is supplied.
Before the quotation
The official release identifies Piker’s recent comments as suggesting that American Jews are inviting violence against themselves and quotes Piker’s warning that someone could take action against them.
After the quotation
Vargas says Americans should be able to express their beliefs without fear for their safety and connects the statement to rising political violence and antisemitism.
How this statement is classified
Vargas directly says he wholeheartedly condemns the statement described in the official release.
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