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After getting in prepared for an interview on Israel legislation with Rep. Thomas Massie. I went back and forth about a resolution that Massie voted against in November that affirmed Israel’s right to exist as an independent state.
The tension started when I asked Massie if Israel had a right to exist. While quickly acknowledging that, Massie also said he didn’t vote on resolutions based on their titles. I emphasized the question wasn’t “a gotcha” and said she knows Massie can respect “how serious I am about the research I do on these things.”
The conversation went on, with a disagreement starting over the name of the resolution versus the wording in it.
“Congratulations, you’re able to read the name of the resolution; I don’t vote on the names,” Massie said.
“Oh, congressman, I don’t think you wanna — I don’t think you’re trying to question my intelligence, now, are you?” I asked Massie.
“No, I’m just saying that you don’t have time to prepare for this like I did,” Massie responded.
The interview continued, and Massie told me that if she had “done a little more research, you wouldn’t have to ask me if I acknowledged Israel’s right to exist.”
I ended the interview by saying, he doesn’t appreciate “when someone even suggests or insinuates that Rep. Massie (R-Ky.) wasn’t even prepared to take a stance on foreign policy since he didn’t have a clear view of the vote. Affirming that he doesn’t vote on names to clear pathways of choice to correct the panel and make himself an exemplary model representative of choice.
Los Angeles Times
Madeline Fass
Amandine Lhoste
