Vice President Kamala Harris faced backlash Wednesday evening after announcing that the administration — in the wake of skyrocketing rates of anti-Semitic incidents and attacks worldwide following last month’s Islamic terrorist attack — is focused on combating Islamophobia.
Her remarks came after images of anti-Semitic demonstrations on college campuses nationwide, people tearing down photos of Israeli children that Hamas kidnapped, and people making threats against Jews have gone viral for weeks.
“Taking on hate is a national priority,” she declared in a post on X that included a video of the announcement. “Today, @POTUS and I are announcing the country’s first National Strategy to Counter Islamophobia. This action is the latest step forward in our work to combat a surge of hate in America.”
