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Public disputes concerning Israel, its government, institutions, policies, security, and international relations.
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3 statements on this page. Dates: September 8, 2026 to September 22, 2026
3 matching statements. Dates: September 8, 2026 to September 22, 2026
3 published statements. Dates: September 8, 2026 to September 22, 2026
1 published statement. Dates: September 8, 2026
1 statement on this page. Dates: September 8, 2026
Role at the time: Pod Save the World co-host and former U.S. National Security Council spokesperson, writing on X
Statement summary
Vietor accused Netanyahu of brushing off the reported warning and failing to relay it to security chiefs. In subsequent replies, he criticized Netanyahu’s lack of accountability while cautioning that removing him would not solve every problem.
“he brushed it off and never relayed the message to his security chiefs.”
Vietor attributes his account to Haaretz, then criticizes Netanyahu for allegedly brushing off the warning and not relaying it to security chiefs. Subsequent replies address accountability and warn that removing Netanyahu would not solve every problem. The original post’s displayed timestamp is September 8 at 9:02am EDT.
Vietor directly criticizes the alleged handling of the UAE warning and the lack of accountability. His caution against making Netanyahu the sole explanation for wider failures does not defend or excuse the conduct he criticizes.
2 published statements. Dates: September 16, 2026 to September 22, 2026
2 statements on this page. Dates: September 16, 2026 to September 22, 2026
Role at the time: Former Obama NSC staffer and Pod Save America cohost, in a post on X
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!”
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.
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.
Role at the time: Co-host, Pod Save America
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.”
Tommy Vietor's own X post, quote-tweeting Macklemore's September 7 post, after watching the full MetLife speech.
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.
