Congressman-elect Adam Hamawy declines to call Iran an adversary in CNN interview
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Townhall, the New York Post, the Washington Free Beacon, the Washington Examiner and RedState report that Congressman-elect Adam Hamawy, a New Jersey Democrat set to represent the state’s 12th Congressional District, declined on Tuesday to call Iran a U.S. adversary in an interview on CNN’s The Situation Room with Pamela Brown. The outlets quote Hamawy saying the United States had “pushed” Iran into a fight and that both countries should step back. Asked whether Iran has killed Americans, he replied, “We’ve killed a lot of them as well.” He said Washington should be making friends rather than adversaries. Brown cited Iran’s decades of “death to America” rhetoric, and Hamawy replied that the United States had said “death to Iran” as well.
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Hamawy, a New Jersey Democrat set to represent the 12th District, declined on Tuesday to call Iran a U.S. adversary in a CNN interview.
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Hamawy said the United States had “pushed” Iran into a fight and that both countries should step back.
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Asked whether Iran has killed Americans, Hamawy said, “We’ve killed a lot of them as well.”
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Hamawy said Washington should be making friends rather than adversaries.
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Five right-side outlets report that Hamawy declined to call Iran an adversary and said the US pushed Iran into a fight. The main difference is tone: the Post and Examiner report plainly, while Townhall calls him an Islamist and RedState mocks his remarks.
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Headlines report his refusal to call Iran an adversary and his blame of the US, while Far Right outlets Townhall and RedState use ‘Islamist’ and mocking language.
Adam Hamawy refuses to call Iran an adversary: ‘We’ve killed a lot of them’
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staggeringly ignorantInsanedeflectednotorious “Blind Sheikh” terrorist mastermind
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staggeringly ignorantMore neutral: controversial
Asserts a harsh judgement of the congressman’s views as fact rather than describing what he said.
…program The Situation Room with host Pamela Brown, has made some of the most staggeringly ignorant foreign policy statements since Neville Chamberlain waved a paper bearing…
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InsaneMore neutral: (omit) and quote the statement
Diagnoses the speaker instead of quoting them.
Insane exchange.
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deflectedMore neutral: did not directly answer
Describes his answer as evasion, a judgement beyond the fact that he did not directly answer.
Rep.-elect Adam Hamawy (D-NJ) deflected a question on whether he considers Iran an adversary.
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notorious “Blind Sheikh” terrorist mastermindMore neutral: former associate of the man known as the Blind Sheikh
Ties the congressman by association to a terrorism label for another man, a link the article does not explain as bearing on his remarks.
New Jersey Democrat Adam Hamawy, the longtime associate of the notorious "Blind Sheikh" terrorist mastermind who will soon represent the state's 12th Congressional District,…
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New Jersey Democrat Adam Hamawy, the longtime associate of the notorious "Blind Sheikh" terrorist mastermind who will soon represent the state's 12th…
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blamesMore neutral: says
Presents his remarks as an accusation rather than reporting what he said about the US and Israel.
Adam Hamawy refuses to call Iran an adversary, blames the US and Israel for war
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Islamist DemocratMore neutral: New Jersey Democrat
Attaches a religious political label to the congressman where his faith has no bearing on the remarks reported.
Islamist Democrat Adam Hamawy — New Jersey’s newly elected representative — got into an…
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extraordinary exchangeMore neutral: exchange
Calls the interview extraordinary, a judgement the reported exchange itself does not establish.
…Adam Hamawy — New Jersey’s newly elected representative — got into an extraordinary exchange with CNN's Pamela Brown on Tuesday where he repeatedly refused to label Iran…
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IslamistMore neutral: Congressman-elect
Labels the congressman by a religious political term the article does not explain, when the event concerns his remarks on Iran.
WATCH: Incoming Islamist Congressman Repeatedly Refuses to Call Iran an 'Adversary'
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6 outlets · 1 opinionLeads with
- His refusal to call Iran an adversary
- His claim that the US pushed Iran into a fight
- Iran’s ‘death to America’ rhetoric as context
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- The Daily WireFar Right
New Dem Congressman Suggests America Is Just As Bad As Iran
An incoming Democrat congressman repeatedly refused to say whether he considered the Islamic Republic of Iran an enemy of the United States during a CNN interview. New Jersey Democratic Rep.-elect Adam Hamawy, a U.S. …
- Fox NewsFar Right
Newly-elected NJ Democrat repeatedly dodges question on whether Iran is our adversary
New Jersey Democratic congressman-elect Adam Hamawy repeatedly dodged CNN's Pamela Brown when asked whether he views Iran or Israel as a U.S. adversary.
- TownhallFar Right
WATCH: Incoming Loaded modifier“Islamist”Labels the congressman by a religious political term the article does not explain, when the event concerns his remarks on Iran.More neutral: Congressman-electDisagree with this highlight? Congressman Repeatedly Refuses to Call Iran an 'Adversary'
Loaded modifier“Islamist Democrat”Attaches a religious political label to the congressman where his faith has no bearing on the remarks reported.More neutral: New Jersey DemocratDisagree with this highlight? Adam Hamawy — New Jersey’s newly elected representative — got into an Sensational language“extraordinary exchange”Calls the interview extraordinary, a judgement the reported exchange itself does not establish.More neutral: exchangeDisagree with this highlight? with CNN's Pamela Brown on Tuesday where he repeatedly refused to label Iran as an adversary of the United States.
- New York PostRight
Newly elected NJ Dem Rep. Adam Hamawy refuses to call Iran an adversary, Loaded verb“blames”Presents his remarks as an accusation rather than reporting what he said about the US and Israel.More neutral: saysDisagree with this highlight? the US and Israel for war
New Jersey Rep.-elect Adam Hamawy repeatedly refused to describe Iran as an "adversary," faulting the Trump administration for pushing the Islamic Republic into war.
- Washington Free BeaconFar Right
'We Pushed Them Into a Fight': Congressman-Elect Adam Hamawy Refuses To Call Iran a US Adversary
New Jersey Democrat Adam Hamawy, the longtime associate of the Loaded modifier“notorious "Blind Sheikh" terrorist mastermind”Ties the congressman by association to a terrorism label for another man, a link the article does not explain as bearing on his remarks.More neutral: former associate of the man known as the Blind SheikhDisagree with this highlight? who will soon represent the state's 12th Congressional District, refused to call Iran a U.S. adversary, saying, "We pushed them into a fight."
- Washington ExaminerRight
Adam Hamawy refuses to call Iran an adversary: ‘We’ve killed a lot of them’
Rep.-elect Adam Hamawy (D-NJ) Loaded verb“deflected”Describes his answer as evasion, a judgement beyond the fact that he did not directly answer.More neutral: did not directly answerDisagree with this highlight? a question on whether he considers Iran an adversary. Hamawy said the United States “pushed” Iran into fighting when asked if Iran was an adversary in an interview on CNN’s Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown. …
NJ's Hamawy on Iran: 'We Should Be Making Friends' After 'Death to America'
New Jersey's newly elected, soon-to-be Rep. Adam Hamawy, speaking to CNN's program The Situation Room with host Pamela Brown, has made some of the most Loaded modifier“staggeringly ignorant”Asserts a harsh judgement of the congressman’s views as fact rather than describing what he said.More neutral: controversialDisagree with this highlight? foreign policy statements since Neville Chamberlain waved a paper bearing Adolf Hitler's signature and …
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Washington Examiner, Nov 10, 4:14 PM EST
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- Washington Free BeaconFar RightNov 10, 4:30 PM EST
- New York PostRightNov 10, 4:58 PM EST
- TownhallFar RightNov 10, 5:15 PM EST
- Fox NewsFar RightNov 11, 9:30 AM EST
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