Tommy Vietor on Antisemitism

Public disputes concerning antisemitism, Jewish identity, discrimination, and hostility toward Jewish people.

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Statement history

2 statements on this page. Dates: September 16, 2026 to September 22, 2026

2 matching statements. Dates: September 16, 2026 to September 22, 2026

2 published statements. Dates: September 16, 2026 to September 22, 2026

Defended or excused

2 published statements. Dates: September 16, 2026 to September 22, 2026

2 statements on this page. Dates: September 16, 2026 to September 22, 2026

Tommy Vietor

Role at the time: Former Obama NSC staffer and Pod Save America cohost, in a post on X

September 22, 2026Defended or excused

Statement summary

Tommy Vietor, a Pod Save America cohost, called Netanyahu's video accusing Mamdani of inciting riots against New York Jews counterproductive, saying it would help Mamdani because of Netanyahu's own unpopularity, and called for voting Netanyahu out of office.

“This dumb video is helpful for @NYCMayor because everyone hates @netanyahu. Democrats hate him. Republicans hate him. Israel's supporters hate him because of what he's done to his country. Israel's critics hate him because of what he did to Gaza. Time to vote his ass out!”

Read the original postTommy Vietor calls Netanyahu's video attacking Mamdani "dumb" · Tommy VietorFull X post, published September 22, 2026 at 4:08 p.m. UTC

Quote-tweeting a post about Netanyahu's video accusing Mamdani of inciting riots against New York Jews, Vietor called the video counterproductive and said Netanyahu should be voted out.

Why we used this label

On the confrontation between Mamdani's campaign against Netanyahu and Netanyahu's characterization of that campaign as hateful incitement, Vietor takes Mamdani's side by dismissing the specific video making that incitement accusation as "dumb" and self-defeating, rather than a credible charge. He does not argue the merits of whether Mamdani's campaign is accountability rather than hate-fomenting; his defense of Mamdani rests on discrediting Netanyahu's video and popularity rather than endorsing Mamdani's ICC-arrest push directly, which is why this is coded “Defended or excused” rather than a direct rebuttal of the incitement characterization.

Read statement Is Mamdani's campaign against Netanyahu's UN visit fomenting hate, or is it accountability for war crimes?

Tommy Vietor

Role at the time: Co-host, Pod Save America

September 16, 2026Defended or excused

Statement summary

Tommy Vietor called Macklemore's speech unobjectionable and the removal from the tour 'pure censorship.'

“I had seen the coverage of this controversy but hadn't actually watched the speech until today...this is completely unobjectionable! Punishing him for these words is crazy and just pure censorship and everyone defending it was probably whining about cancel culture two years ago.”

Read the original postTommy Vietor on X: Macklemore's speech is "completely unobjectionable"

Tommy Vietor's own X post, quote-tweeting Macklemore's September 7 post, after watching the full MetLife speech.

Why we used this label

On Macklemore's MetLife message, Vietor calls it 'completely unobjectionable' and the removal 'pure censorship' -- an express defense of Macklemore's conduct, not a condemnation of him.

Read statement Macklemore’s “Free Palestine” speech and removal from Ed Sheeran’s U.S. tour