The father of the terrorist who killed two Israeli embassy staffers on Wednesday was invited to attend President Donald Trump’s March joint address in Congress at the behest of a far-Left member of Congress.
Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García (D-IL), <a href="https://x.com/RepChuyGarcia/status/1710746107683217744" target="_blank" rel="noopener">who called for a ceasefire</a> on October 7, 2023, as Hamas terrorists were still raping and slaughtering Israeli civilians, hosted Eric Rodriguez—the father of suspected murderer Elias Rodriguez— at Trump’s March 4 speech.
“Eric Rodriguez was our guest during the President’s Joint Speech to Congress, but we don’t know his family,” a spokesperson for Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/05/23/us-news/dc-jewish-shooting-suspect-elias-rodriguez-father-eric-rodriquez-invited-to-trump-address-by-far-left-lawmaker-chuy-rodriguez/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told the New York Post</a> Thursday.
Elias Rodriguez, 30, of Chicago, was detained by police on suspicion of murdering Yaron Lischinsky, 30, and Sarah Milgrim, 26, on Wednesday night in Washington, D.C. The couple was shot at close range, and Milgrim was shot multiple times while crawling away, according to court documents. According to police, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/charges-revealed-in-d-c-terror-attack-shooter-did-it-for-palestine-fbi-says?author=Tim+Pearce&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=1&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Charges+Revealed+In+D.C.+Terror+Attack%3B+Shooter+%E2%80%98Did+It+For+Palestine%2C%E2%80%99+FBI+Says" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the terrorist told</a> officers he “did it for Palestine.”
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/israeli-embassy-staff-murdered-by-unidentified-shooter-outside-capitol-jewish-museum?author=Kassy+Akiva&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=3&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Two+Israeli+Embassy+Staffers+Murdered+By+Keffiyeh-Wearing+Man+Shouting+%E2%80%98Free+Palestine%E2%80%99+In+DC" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TWO ISRAELI EMBASSY STAFFERS MURDERED BY KEFFIYEH-WEARING MAN SHOUTING ‘FREE PALESTINE’ IN DC</a>
García <a href="https://chuygarcia.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-garcia-to-spotlight-attacks-on-veterans-and-workers-rights-at-presidential-joint-address">announced</a> Rodriguez&#8217;s invitation the day before the speech, claiming that “his presence at the Joint Address is a powerful statement: we will not sit back while veterans and workers are treated as political pawns.”
Rodriguez is a disabled Army veteran and an employee at Edward Hines Jr. Veterans Administration Hospital in Illinois, according to the statement.
&#8220;We’ve seen this playbook before—divide and weaken workers, then hand over public services to private interests,&#8221; García wrote. &#8220;But this time, we’re ready. With leaders like Eric and the power of our unions, we’re fighting back stronger than ever.&#8221;
In a video for the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1153962276435857" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Service Employees International Union</a> on the same day, Rodriguez said he was in Washington, D.C., because he is “concerned about what Donald Trump, Elon Musk and DOGE are doing to the VA system.”
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/friends-family-react-to-murder-of-israeli-embassy-staffers-by-keffiyeh-wearing-terrorist?author=Kassy+Akiva&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Friends%2C+Family+React+To+Murder+Of+Israeli+Embassy+Staffers+By+Keffiyeh-Wearing+Terrorist" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FRIENDS, FAMILY REACT TO MURDER OF ISRAELI EMBASSY STAFFERS BY KEFFIYEH-WEARING TERRORIST</a>
García has been a critic of Israel since it launched its defense war against Hamas, <a href="https://chuygarcia.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-garcia-s-statement-on-today-s-votes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">including opposing</a> military aid to Israel; last April, he claimed that he rejects “U.S. complicity in the devastation of Palestinian life in Gaza.” García said he opposed sending offensive weapons because “it would signal support for an expanded invasion of Rafah,” the city where six hostages were murdered shortly before being found by the IDF and where Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was later killed.
“The US cannot continue to be complicit in the destruction of Palestinian life in Gaza,” <a href="https://x.com/RepChuyGarcia/status/1782395207213826332" target="_blank" rel="noopener">he posted</a>.
In September, García <a href="https://x.com/RepChuyGarcia/status/1836891353415819500" target="_blank" rel="noopener">opposed cutting</a> funding to UNRWA, despite its <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/u-n-fires-multiple-unrwa-employees-after-discovering-evidence-of-alleged-involvement-in-october-7-attacks" target="_blank" rel="noopener">workers&#8217; participation</a> in the October 7 massacre and the testimony of hostages saying they <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj91ygv803xo">were held</a> in UNRWA facilities. UNRWA has also been criticized for promoting antisemitism in its schools and promoting Palestinian dependency on the global community by granting refugee status to the descendants of refugees, which no other group is granted.
On Friday, a group of over 50 House Republicans <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-republicans-condemn-evil-murder-of-israeli-embassy-staffers-antisemitic-terrorism?author=Kassy+Akiva&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=House+Republicans+Condemn+%E2%80%98Evil%E2%80%99+Murder+Of+Israeli+Embassy+Staffers%3A+%E2%80%98Antisemitic+Terrorism%E2%80%99" target="_blank" rel="noopener">introduced a resolution</a> condemning the murder of Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky.
<div id="attachment_924077" style="width: 874px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-924077" class="size-large wp-image-924077" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/05/2-864x576.jpg" alt="Sarah Milgrim" width="864" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/05/2-864x576.jpg 864w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/05/2-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/05/2-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/05/2.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px" />Sarah Milgrim, an American citizen and Israeli embassy staffer, was murdered on Wednesday night when attending an event with her boyfriend. The attacker has a history of anti-Israel and radical leftist rhetoric. (Photo: X)</div>
Elias Rodriguez was once affiliated with the Party for Socialism and Liberation, a leftist group linked to Chinese Communist Party funding networks that have been repeatedly contacted by sanctioned Iranian state media, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/terrorist-who-killed-israeli-embassy-staffers-was-influenced-by-a-foreign-linked-leftist-org?author=Kassy+Akiva&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=1&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Terrorist+Who+Killed+Israeli+Embassy+Staffers+Was+Influenced+By+A+Foreign-Linked+Leftist+Org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to a report</a>.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rubio-threatens-to-snatch-visas-from-pro-hamas-thugs-at-columbia-university?author=Kassy+Akiva&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Rubio+Threatens+To+Snatch+Visas+From+%E2%80%98Pro-Hamas+Thugs%E2%80%99+At+Columbia+University" target="_blank" rel="noopener">RUBIO THREATENS TO SNATCH VISAS FROM ‘PRO-HAMAS THUGS’ AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY</a>
Sarah Milgrim’s father, who is an American Jew from the Kansas City suburbs, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/father-of-murdered-israeli-embassy-staffer-says-daughter-was-dedicated-to-peace-building?author=Kassy+Akiva&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Father+Of+Murdered+Israeli+Embassy+Staffer+Says+Daughter+Was+Dedicated+To+Peace-Building" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said his daughter</a> was dedicated to peace-building. She was a full-time employee at the embassy’s Department of Public Diplomacy. 
At a Wednesday night press conference, Israeli Ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter said Lischinsky and Milgrim were about to get engaged.
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“The couple that was gunned down tonight in the name of free Palestine is a couple that was about to be engaged,” he said. “The young man purchased a ring this week with the intention of proposing to his girlfriend next week in Jerusalem. They were a beautiful couple who came to enjoy an evening in Washington’s cultural center.”
Lischinsky, 30, was a German-Israeli dual citizen and a devout evangelical Christian who immigrated to Israel at the age of 16 and served in the Israel Defense Forces.

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Father Of D.C. Terror Suspect Attended Trump Joint Address At Behest Of Far-Left House Democrat

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Harvard University filed a lawsuit on Friday in the United States District Court to challenge the Trump administration’s revocation of Harvard’s capacity to enroll students from abroad.
The lawsuit from Harvard <a href="https://www.harvard.edu/research-funding/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2025/05/Harvard-Visa-Complaint.pdf">claimed</a> Noem’s revocation was a “blatant violation of the First Amendment, the Due Process Clause, and the Administrative Procedure Act. It is the latest act by the government in clear retaliation for Harvard exercising its First Amendment rights to reject the government’s demands to control Harvard’s governance, curriculum, and the ‘ideology’ of its faculty and students.”
On Thursday, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem alerted the public of the revocation, writing on X:
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This administration is holding Harvard accountable for fostering violence, antisemitism, and coordinating with the Chinese Communist Party on its campus. It is a privilege, not a right, for universities to enroll foreign students and benefit from their higher tuition payments to help pad their multibillion-dollar endowments. Harvard had plenty of opportunity to do the right thing. It refused. They have lost their Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification as a result of their failure to adhere to the law. Let this serve as a warning to all universities and academic institutions across the country.
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This administration is holding Harvard accountable for fostering violence, antisemitism, and coordinating with the Chinese Communist Party on its campus. 
It is a privilege, not a right, for universities to enroll foreign students and benefit from their higher tuition payments… <a href="https://t.co/12hJWd1J86">pic.twitter.com/12hJWd1J86</a>
&mdash; Secretary Kristi Noem (@Sec_Noem) <a href="https://twitter.com/Sec_Noem/status/1925612991703052733?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 22, 2025</a></blockquote>
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In her letter to Harvard, Noem noted:
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As I explained to you in my April letter, it is a privilege to enroll foreign students, and it is also a privilege to employ aliens on campus. All universities must comply with Department of Homeland Security requirements, including reporting requirements under the Student and Exchange Visitor Program regulations, to maintain this privilege. As a result of your refusal to comply with multiple requests to provide the Department of Homeland Security pertinent information while perpetuating an unsafe campus environment that is hostile to Jewish students, promotes pro-Hamas sympathies, and employs racist &#8220;diversity, equity, and inclusion&#8221; policies, you have lost this privilege.
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In April, Harvard sued the Trump administration after the administration froze $2.2 billion in federal funding.
On May 5, Education Secretary Linda McMahon wrote Harvard University president Alan Garber, “The Federal Government has a sacred responsibility to be a wise and important steward of American taxpayer dollars. Harvard University, despite amassing a largely tax-free $53.2 billion dollar endowment (larger than the GDP of 100 countries), receives billions of dollars of taxpayer largess each year. Receiving such taxpayer funds is a privilege, not a right. Yet instead of using these funds to advance the education of its students, Harvard is engaging in a systemic pattern of violating federal law. Where do many of these &#8220;students&#8221; come from, who are they, how do they get into Harvard, or even into our country—and why is there so much HATE?”
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“These are questions that must be answered, among many more, but the biggest question of all is, why will Harvard not give straightforward answers to the American public?” she continued. “Harvard University has made a mockery of this country&#8217;s higher education system. It has invited foreign students, who engage in violent behavior and show contempt for the United States of America, to its campus. In every way, Harvard has failed to abide by its legal obligations, its ethical and fiduciary duties, its transparency responsibilities, and any semblance of academic rigor.”
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Dear <a href="https://twitter.com/Harvard?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Harvard</a>: <a href="https://t.co/XmMimXfkX0">pic.twitter.com/XmMimXfkX0</a>
&mdash; Secretary Linda McMahon (@EDSecMcMahon) <a href="https://twitter.com/EDSecMcMahon/status/1919517481313427594?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 5, 2025</a></blockquote>
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A group of over 50 House Republicans on Friday introduced a resolution condemning the murder of Israeli embassy staffers Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky.
“This wasn’t just a tragedy, it was a targeted act of antisemitic terrorism carried out by a radical leftist,” Rep. Addison McDowell, who introduced the resolution, told The Daily Wire.
“Yaron and Sarah were murdered for being Jewish and for believing in peace. When a movement sympathizes with terrorists, we shouldn’t be surprised when that same movement produces actual terrorists.”
Elias Rodriguez, 30, of Chicago, was detained by police on suspicion of murdering Lischinsky, 30, and Milgrim, 26, on Wednesday night in Washington, D.C. The couple was shot at close range, and Milgrim was shot multiple times while crawling away, according to court documents. According to police, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/charges-revealed-in-d-c-terror-attack-shooter-did-it-for-palestine-fbi-says?author=Tim+Pearce&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=1&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Charges+Revealed+In+D.C.+Terror+Attack%3B+Shooter+%E2%80%98Did+It+For+Palestine%2C%E2%80%99+FBI+Says" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the terrorist told </a>officers he “did it for Palestine.”
No Democrats signed on to the resolution.
Cosponsors of the bill include heavy hitters like Reps. Lisa McClain (R-MI), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), and Max Miller (R-OH), who is Jewish.
McDowell said he introduced the resolution to condemn growing antisemitism and to honor the lives of the slain couple.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/israeli-embassy-staff-murdered-by-unidentified-shooter-outside-capitol-jewish-museum?author=Kassy+Akiva&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=3&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Two+Israeli+Embassy+Staffers+Murdered+By+Keffiyeh-Wearing+Man+Shouting+%E2%80%98Free+Palestine%E2%80%99+In+DC" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TWO ISRAELI EMBASSY STAFFERS MURDERED BY KEFFIYEH-WEARING MAN SHOUTING ‘FREE PALESTINE’ IN DC</a>
“I want Congress to be on the record that it’s not just that antisemitism is evil, but also that the killer was part of an evil movement that seems to be growing in our country,” he said. “We can’t paper over that. We need to address it head on.”
The resolution, titled “Condemning Antisemitism and Remembering Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim,” identifies antisemitism as a “centuries-old form of hatred and discrimination that has led to immeasurable suffering, persecution, and loss of life, culminating most horrifically in the Holocaust, and continues to manifest in violence, vandalism, and policies targeting Jewish communities around the world.”
It cites the rise of antisemitic incidents in the United States, including attacks on synagogues, Jewish schools, museums, cultural centers, and individuals perceived as Jewish.
<div id="attachment_924077" style="width: 874px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-924077" class="size-large wp-image-924077" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/05/2-864x576.jpg" alt="Sarah Milgrim" width="864" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/05/2-864x576.jpg 864w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/05/2-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/05/2-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/05/2.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px" />Sarah Milgrim, an American citizen and Israeli embassy staffer, was murdered on Wednesday night while attending an event with her boyfriend. The attacker has a history of anti-Israel and radical leftist rhetoric. (Photo: X)</div>
Rodriguez was once affiliated with the Party for Socialism and Liberation, a leftist group linked to Chinese Communist Party funding networks that have been repeatedly contacted by sanctioned Iranian state media, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/terrorist-who-killed-israeli-embassy-staffers-was-influenced-by-a-foreign-linked-leftist-org?author=Kassy+Akiva&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=1&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Terrorist+Who+Killed+Israeli+Embassy+Staffers+Was+Influenced+By+A+Foreign-Linked+Leftist+Org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to a report</a>.
Milgrim and Lischinsky&#8217;s bodies are expected to arrive in Israel for burial on Friday. The families have requested privacy and that no media be present.
Sarah Milgrim&#8217;s father, who is an American Jew, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/father-of-murdered-israeli-embassy-staffer-says-daughter-was-dedicated-to-peace-building?author=Kassy+Akiva&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Father+Of+Murdered+Israeli+Embassy+Staffer+Says+Daughter+Was+Dedicated+To+Peace-Building" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said his daughter</a> was dedicated to peace-building.
Robert Milgrim, 73, told the New York Post that his daughter was attending an event about getting more humanitarian aid to Gazans.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/friends-family-react-to-murder-of-israeli-embassy-staffers-by-keffiyeh-wearing-terrorist?author=Kassy+Akiva&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Friends%2C+Family+React+To+Murder+Of+Israeli+Embassy+Staffers+By+Keffiyeh-Wearing+Terrorist" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FRIENDS, FAMILY REACT TO MURDER OF ISRAELI EMBASSY STAFFERS BY KEFFIYEH-WEARING TERRORIST</a>
“Last night, she was attending an affair to figure out how to get more aid into Gaza,” <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/05/22/us-news/gunned-down-israeli-embassy-staffer-sarah-milgrim-worked-on-peace-building-between-palestinians-and-israelis/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Milgrim said</a>. “The night she was killed, she was trying to help the situation — that’s the irony.”
Milgrim, who grew up in the Kansas City suburbs, was a full-time employee at the embassy’s Department of Public Diplomacy. She received her Master of Arts at American University and was also a graduate of the University for Peace.
The “About” section on her LinkedIn profile says her “passion lies at the intersection of peacebuilding, religious engagement, and environmental work.”
Robert said his daughter spent multiple summers in Israel working with “peace-building groups” to mend the divide between Israelis and Arabs. He added that his daughter was supposed to travel to Israel on Sunday to meet Lischinsky&#8217;s family.
<div id="attachment_923893" style="width: 874px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-923893" class="size-large wp-image-923893" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/05/Templates-864x576.png" alt="The two Israeli Embassy staffers killed" width="864" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/05/Templates-864x576.png 864w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/05/Templates-300x200.png 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/05/Templates-768x512.png 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/05/Templates.png 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px" />Yaron Lichinsky and Sarah Milgrim were murdered in Washington, D.C. Wednesday night. (Photo: Yaron Lichinsky/X)</div>
“She was happier now than she ever was in her life,” Robert said. “She was truly in love with Yaron and vice versa.”
At a Wednesday night press conference, Israeli Ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter said Lischinsky and Milgrim were about to get engaged.
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“The couple that was gunned down tonight in the name of free Palestine is a couple that was about to be engaged,” he said. “The young man purchased a ring this week with the intention of proposing to his girlfriend next week in Jerusalem. They were a beautiful couple who came to enjoy an evening in Washington’s cultural center.”
Lischinsky, 30, was a German-Israeli dual citizen and a devout evangelical Christian who immigrated to Israel at the age of 16 and served in the Israel Defense Forces. He studied at Hebrew University in Jerusalem and was fluent in German, Hebrew, English, and Japanese.
He moved to work as a political analyst at the Israeli embassy in 2022.

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Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota dismissed a reporter on Thursday after she was asked to comment on what FBI officials are calling a terror attack in Washington, D.C.
A gunman shot and killed Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, both members of the Israeli Embassy staff, on Wednesday evening outside the Capital Jewish Museum. Lischinsky and Milgrim, who were soon to be engaged, were at the museum to attend a Jewish conference of the American Jewish Committee.
“I’m going to go for now,” Omar said after being approached outside the Capitol Building by a reporter asking about the killings. 
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🚨 JUST IN: Ilhan Omar REFUSES to condemn the assassination of Israeli diplomats in DC last night
Omar is an ISLAMIC TERRORlST who needs to be deported back to Somalia.
NOT IN CONGRESS. <a href="https://t.co/sstQadHDQg">pic.twitter.com/sstQadHDQg</a>
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) <a href="https://twitter.com/nicksortor/status/1925527078104863054?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 22, 2025</a></blockquote>
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt condemned Omar&#8217;s reaction to the attack during a press briefing on Thursday.
&#8220;It&#8217;s despicable and, frankly, we have seen a rise in antisemitic protests, of pro-Hamas protests, of terrorist sympathizers. We saw them on our college campuses and we&#8217;ve seen the Democratic Party turn a blind eye and in some cases actually embrace such antisemitic illegal behavior,” said Leavitt. “The president has made it very clear that such hatred will have no place in our country.”
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/MaryMargOlohan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MaryMargOlohan</a>: &#8220;Do you or President Trump have a message to politicians like Ilhan Omar, who this morning explicitly avoided condemning this act of terror?&#8221;<a href="https://twitter.com/PressSec?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PressSec</a>: &#8220;It&#8217;s despicable&#8230;the President has made it very clear that such hatred will have no place in our country.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/g9BXuhCqLh">pic.twitter.com/g9BXuhCqLh</a>
— Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDailyWire/status/1925616074466193639?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 22, 2025</a></blockquote>
Omar condemned the violence in a <a href="https://x.com/IlhanMN/status/1925586718482149519" target="_blank" rel="noopener">post</a> on X: “I am appalled by the deadly shooting at the Capital Jewish Museum last night. Holding the victims, their families, and loved ones in my thoughts and prayers. Violence should have no place in our country.”
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa&#8217;ar identified the victims. Sa’ar called the tragedy “a horrific terrorist attack,” according to <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/2-shot-fbi-field-office-washington-dc/story?id=122059162" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ABC News</a>.
“This is the direct result of toxic anti-Semitic incitement against Israel and Jews around the world that has been going on since the October 7th massacre,” Sa’ar said. “I have been worried for the past few months that something like this would happen. And it did.”
Omar has been embroiled in controversy over comments regarding terrorism before. In 2021, she earned a rebuke from then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) for appearing to equate the United States and Israel with terror groups.
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“We must have the same level of accountability and justice for all victims of crimes against humanity,” Omar wrote in a <a href="https://x.com/Ilhan/status/1401985884191404041" target="_blank" rel="noopener">post</a> on X. “We have seen unthinkable atrocities committed by the US, Hamas, Israel, Afghanistan and the Taliban. I asked Secretary Blinken where people are supposed to go for justice.”
Pelosi <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jun/10/ilhan-omar-democrats-harassment-silencing-israel-hamas-taliban" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Omar was “drawing false equivalencies.”
“Drawing false equivalencies between democracies like the US and Israel and groups that engage in terrorism like Hamas and the Taliban foments prejudice and undermines progress toward a future of peace and security for all,” Pelosi said in a joint statement with other Democratic leaders.
In March 2019, Omar spoke at a Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) banquet and referred to the 9/11 terror attack as “some people did something.”
“Here’s the truth,” <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/omar-defends-comments-after-criticism-9-11-mourner-n1054666" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Omar. “For far too long we have lived with the discomfort of being a second-class citizen and, frankly, I’m tired of it, and every single Muslim in this country should be tired of it. CAIR was founded after 9/11 because they recognized that some people did something and that all of us were starting to lose access to our civil liberties.” CAIR was <a href="https://www.cair.com/about_cair/cair-at-a-glance/">founded</a> in 1994, not in response to 9/11, contrary to Omar&#8217;s claims. 
At the time, Nicholas Haros Jr., who lost his mother on 9/11, took offense to Omar’s characterization.
“Today I am here to respond to you, exactly who did what to whom,” said Haros. “We know who and what was done, there&#8217;s no uncertainty about that.”

Ilhan Omar

‘I’m Going To Go For Now’: Ilhan Omar Blows Off Questions On D.C. Terror Attack

‘I’m Going To Go For Now’: Ilhan Omar Walks Away From Questions On D.C. Terror Attack

Politics

FBI Director Kash Patel called the Wednesday night <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/israeli-embassy-staff-murdered-by-unidentified-shooter-outside-capitol-jewish-museum?topStoryPosition=undefined&amp;author=Kassy+Akiva&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=1&amp;rowHeadline=Top+Stories&amp;rowType=Top+Stories&amp;title=Two+Israeli+Embassy+Staffers+Murdered+By+Keffiyeh-Wearing+Man+Shouting+%E2%80%98Free+Palestine%E2%80%99+In+DC" target="_blank" rel="noopener">killings</a> of Israeli Embassy staffers Yaron Lischinsky, 30, and Sarah Milgram, 26, an &#8220;act of terror&#8221; and vowed to pursue justice with &#8220;the full weight of federal law enforcement.&#8221;
Lischinsky and Milgram, who were about to be engaged to be married, were gunned down outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., which was hosting a Young Diplomats Reception for young Jewish professionals. The suspect detained following the killings was identified as 30-year-old Elias Rodriguez, a Chicago resident with far-Left views who reportedly put on a keffiyeh and shouted &#8220;free Palestine&#8221; after fatally shooting the couple.
&#8220;Last night’s act of terror has the full attention of the FBI,&#8221; Patel <a href="https://x.com/FBIDirectorKash/status/1925580650381238714" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a> on X on Thursday. &#8220;Targeted anti-Semitic violence is an attack on our core values and will be met with the full weight of federal law enforcement. The individual responsible will be held accountable, and the Bureau will continue pursuing every lead until justice is served.&#8221;
The FBI raided Rodriguez&#8217;s Chicago apartment Thursday morning, but authorities have yet to release any information on what was recovered in the raid. Rodriguez worked for the American Osteopathic Information Association and was once associated with a branch of the far-Left Party for Socialism and Liberation, which pushes anti-Israel views.
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The Party for Socialism and Liberation distanced itself from Rodriguez, writing, “We reject any attempt to associate the PSL with the DC shooting. Elias Rodriguez is not a member of the PSL. He had a brief association with one branch of the PSL that ended in 2017. We know of no contact with him in over 7 years. We have nothing to do with this shooting and do not support it.”
Rodriguez received his bachelor&#8217;s degree in English from the University of Illinois at Chicago and wrote for the <a href="https://www.thehistorymakers.org/about-the-historymakers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">History Makers</a>, a non-profit organization &#8220;committed to preserving and making widely accessible the untold personal stories of both well-known and unsung African Americans.&#8221;
Authorities are also looking to determine the authenticity of a 900-page <a href="https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-israel-embassy-shooter-manifesto" target="_blank" rel="noopener">manifesto</a> that has been tied to the alleged shooter. In the manifesto, which was published by independent journalist Ken Klippenstein, the writer rages against Israel&#8217;s war against Hamas in Gaza, calling it a &#8220;genocide&#8221; and arguing that &#8220;the perpetrators and abettors have forfeited their humanity.&#8221;
Dan Bongino, the deputy director of the FBI, <a href="https://x.com/FBIDDBongino/status/1925580947463762139" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>, &#8220;The FBI is aware of certain writings allegedly authored by the suspect, and we hope to have updates as to the authenticity very soon.&#8221;
&#8220;The subject is in custody and interviewed last night at approximately 1am. As this is a pending investigation, we will share more with you when we are able,&#8221; Bongino added. &#8220;As our [Washington Field Office] said, the FBI believes there is no ongoing threat to the public at this time. At the same time, I want the public to be assured we are following up on any additional leads to ensure we do our complete and total due diligence on this.&#8221;

Kash Patel

FBI Director Calls Slaying Of Israeli Embassy Staffers An ‘Act Of Terror’

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kash patel

Murder

Shooting

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Washington D.C.

The father of 26-year-old Sarah Milgrim, an American Jew who <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/israeli-embassy-staff-murdered-by-unidentified-shooter-outside-capitol-jewish-museum?author=Kassy+Akiva&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=1&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Two+Israeli+Embassy+Staffers+Murdered+By+Keffiyeh-Wearing+Man+Shouting+‘Free+Palestine’+In+DC" target="_blank" rel="noopener">was murdered</a> Wednesday night, said his daughter was dedicated to peace-building.
Milgrim was murdered by 30-year-old Elias Rodriguez, a keffiyeh-wearing gunman with ties to radical leftist groups, who later shouted “Free Palestine” while in police custody. The shooter said he “did this for Gaza” in the moments after the shooting, <a href="https://news.sky.com/story/washington-suspect-told-witness-he-did-this-for-gaza-in-frenzied-moments-after-israeli-embassy-workers-shot-dead-13372605" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to Sky News.
Robert Milgrim, 73, told the New York Post that his daughter was attending an event about getting more humanitarian aid to Gazans.
“Last night, she was attending an affair to figure out how to get more aid into Gaza,” <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/05/22/us-news/gunned-down-israeli-embassy-staffer-sarah-milgrim-worked-on-peace-building-between-palestinians-and-israelis/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Milgrim said</a>. “The night she was killed, she was trying to help the situation – that’s the irony.”
Milgrim, who grew up in the Kansas City suburbs, was a full-time employee at the embassy’s Department of Public Diplomacy. She got her Master of Arts at American University and was also a graduate of the University for Peace.
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Her “About” section on her LinkedIn says her “passion lies at the intersection of peacebuilding, religious engagement, and environmental work.”
Robert reportedly said his daughter spent multiple summers in Israel working with “peace-building groups” to mend the divide between Israelis and Arabs.
Robert added that his daughter was supposed to travel to Israel on Sunday to meet the family of her boyfriend, Yaron Lischinsky, who was also killed.
“She was happier now than she ever was in her life,” Robert said. “She was truly in love with Yaron and vice versa.”
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At a Wednesday night press conference, Israeli Ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter said Lischinsky and Milgrim were about to get engaged.
“The couple that was gunned down tonight in the name of free Palestine is a couple that was about to be engaged,” he said. “The young man purchased a ring this week with the intention of proposing to his girlfriend next week in Jerusalem. They were a beautiful couple who came to enjoy an evening in Washington’s cultural center.”
Lischinsky, 30, was a German-Israeli dual citizen and a devout evangelical Christian who immigrated to Israel at the age of 16 and served in the Israel Defense Forces. He studied at Hebrew University in Jerusalem and was fluent in German, Hebrew, English, and Japanese.
He moved to work as a political analyst at the Israeli embassy in 2022.
Israel’s Ambassador to Germany, Ron Prosor, said Lischinsky was his master’s student at Reichman University and described him as “bright, curious and engaged.”
“He was a Christian, a true lover of Israel, served in the IDF, and chose to dedicate his life to the State of Israel and the Zionist cause,” Prosor wrote. “He embodied the Judeo-Christian values and set an example for young people worldwide. I paid my condolences to his parents this morning.”
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Sarah Milgrim

Father Of Murdered Israeli Embassy Staffer Says Daughter Was Dedicated To Peace-Building

Two Israeli Embassy staffers, Yaron Lischinsky, 30, and Sarah Milgrim, 28, were murdered in Washington, D.C., Wednesday night outside of an event at the Capital Jewish Museum.
Friends and colleagues are mourning the tragic attack, saying the couple — soon to be engaged — were &#8220;in the prime of their lives.&#8221;
The young couple was gunned down at close range when leaving the American Jewish Committee’s ACCESS Young Diplomats Reception around 9:10 p.m. The shooter, 30-year-old Elias Rodriguez of Chicago, was detained by police and shouted “Free Palestine,&#8221; according to police and a viral video of him in custody. Rodriguez said he &#8220;did this for Gaza&#8221; in the moments after the shooting, <a href="https://news.sky.com/story/washington-suspect-told-witness-he-did-this-for-gaza-in-frenzied-moments-after-israeli-embassy-workers-shot-dead-13372605">according</a> to Sky News.
“The entire embassy staff is heartbroken and devastated by their murder,” the Israeli embassy to the United States <a href="https://x.com/IsraelinUSA/status/1925447599164702743" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted to X</a>. “No words can express the depth of our grief and horror at this devastating loss.”
The embassy’s spokesperson, Tal Naim, called it an “unbearable loss.”
“Just this morning, we were still laughing together by the coffee corner — and now, all that remains is a picture,” Naim <a href="https://x.com/TalNaim_/status/1925458692662583334" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a>. “Instead of walking you down the aisle, we are walking with you to your graves.”
At a Wednesday night press conference, Israeli Ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter said Lischinsky and Milgram were about to get engaged.
“The couple that was gunned down tonight in the name of free Palestine is a couple that was about to be engaged,” he said. “The young man purchased a ring this week with the intention of proposing to his girlfriend next week in Jerusalem. They were a beautiful couple who came to enjoy an evening in Washington’s cultural center.”
Lischinsky was a German-Israeli dual citizen and a devout evangelical Christian who immigrated to Israel at the age of 16 and served in the Israel Defense Forces. He studied at Hebrew University in Jerusalem and was fluent in German, Hebrew, English, and Japanese.
He moved to work as a political analyst at the Israeli embassy in 2022.
Israel’s Ambassador to Germany, Ron Prosor, said Lischinsky was his master&#8217;s student at Reichman University and described him as “bright, curious and engaged.”
“He was a Christian, a true lover of Israel, served in the IDF, and chose to dedicate his life to the State of Israel and the Zionist cause,” Prosor wrote. “He embodied the Judeo-Christian values and set an example for young people worldwide. I paid my condolences to his parents this morning.”
Another one of his teachers, Ronen Shoval, said that Lischinsky moved to Israel “based on his faith” and “decided to immigrate to Israel, serve in the IDF, and later dedicate his life to the State of Israel and Zionism.”
&#8220;The beloved Yaron Leshinsky was my student at the Argaman Institute, a graduate of the Exodus program,” Shoval said according to Hebrew media.
“He was a Christian, a great lover of Israel, who immigrated to Israel, served in the army, and decided to dedicate his life to the State of Israel and Zionism. A wonderful life story of a man with moral clarity, a Righteous Among the Nations in our generation, who decided to tie his life to the fate of the Jewish people.&#8221;
On Lischinsky’s LinkedIn page, he wrote that he is “an ardent believer in the vision that was outlined in the Abraham Accords and believe that expanding the circle of peace with our Arab neighbors and pursuing regional cooperation is in the best interest of the State of Israel and the Middle East as a whole. To this end, I advocate for interfaith dialogue and intercultural understanding.”
Earlier this month, Lischinsky <a href="https://x.com/yaron_li/status/1921257686798110800/photo/1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted to X</a> about his gratitude for the United States on Israeli Independence Day.
“We are deeply grateful for the historic alliance with our steadfast partner, the United States and the great American people, who have stood by our side,” he posted. “I look forward to working with this administration to bring about more security, freedom and peace.”
Lischinsky’s close friend, <a href="https://x.com/zriboua/status/1925494441344667797" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Zineb Riboua, said</a> he was “excited about the future, about finally visiting Texas, and about the life he and his beloved fiancée were building together. I was supposed to meet her today.”
Fox News’ <a href="https://x.com/TreyYingst/status/1925507220994666637" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Trey Yingst said</a> he spoke to Lischinsky’s father, who said his son and Milgrim were “in love.”
Milgrim, who grew up in the Kansas City suburbs, was a full-time employee at the embassy’s Department of Public Diplomacy.
When Milgrim was a senior at Shawnee Mission East School in Kansas City in 2017, she told a local news outlet that she felt unsafe at school after she saw swastikas and vulgar words.
“You know, I worry about going to my synagogue and now I have to worry about my safety at my school and that shouldn’t be a thing,” she said.
According to <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-milgrim/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">her LinkedIn</a>, Milgrim worked for the embassy’s Department of Public Diplomacy. She got her Master of Arts at American University and was also a graduate of the University for Peace.
Her “About” section on her LinkedIn says her “passion lies at the intersection of peacebuilding, religious engagement, and environmental work.”
“While working with Tech2Peace in Tel Aviv, Israel, I conducted comprehensive research on peacebuilding theory, emphasizing grassroots initiatives in the Israeli-Palestinian region,” Milgrim wrote. “My diverse experiences, including facilitating insightful discussions on geopolitics in Israel and Palestine as a Jewish Educator.”
Flags at Israeli missions around the world were lowered to half-mast after the shooting.

Friends, Family React To Murder Of Israeli Embassy Staffers By Keffiyeh-Wearing Terrorist

Two Israeli embassy staff were shot and killed outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., around 9:10 p.m. on Wednesday night by a man shouting &#8220;Free Palestine,&#8221; police said.
The attack occurred outside the Young Diplomats Reception for young Jewish professionals, hosted by the American Jewish Committee. Two staffers, Yaron Lischinsky, 30, and Sarah Milgram, 26, were shot at close range, <a href="https://x.com/TalNaim_/status/1925394890952745329" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to</a> an Israeli embassy spokesman.
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Yaron and Sarah were our friends and colleagues. They were in the prime of their lives. 
This evening, a terrorist shot and killed them as they exited an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in DC. 
The entire embassy staff is heartbroken and devastated by their murder. No words… <a href="https://t.co/2HytKDp8Fr">pic.twitter.com/2HytKDp8Fr</a>
&mdash; Embassy of Israel to the USA (@IsraelinUSA) <a href="https://twitter.com/IsraelinUSA/status/1925447599164702743?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 22, 2025</a></blockquote>
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D.C. police chief Pamela Smith said that both victims died on the scene after being shot by 30-year-old Elias Rodriguez of Chicago, who is now in custody.
&#8220;The suspect chanted free, free Palestine while in custody,&#8221; Smith said. &#8220;The suspect is 30-year-old. Elias Rodriguez of Chicago.&#8221;
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D.C. Police Chief Pamela Smith provided an update on the Israeli couple who were murdered tonight in D.C.
She stated that the shooter is 30-year-old Elias Rodrigues of Chicago, who is now in custody. <a href="https://t.co/pKXA9R9HBm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pic.twitter.com/pKXA9R9HBm</a>
— Kassy Akiva (@KassyAkiva) <a href="https://twitter.com/KassyAkiva/status/1925403673611350332?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">May 22, 2025</a></blockquote>
The <a href="https://x.com/FBIWFO/status/1925389573665767743" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FBI said</a> there is “no ongoing threat to public safety” in a statement.
&#8220;These horrible D.C. killings, based obviously on antisemitism, must end, NOW!&#8221; President Donald Trump posted on Thursday night. &#8220;Hatred and Radicalism have no place in the USA. Condolences to the families of the victims. So sad that such things as this can happen! God Bless You ALL!&#8221;
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Attorney General Pam Bondi <a href="https://x.com/AGPamBondi" target="_blank" rel="noopener">confirmed</a> she was on the scene of the &#8220;horrible shooting,&#8221; where she was joined by D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeannine Pirro after the incident.
Speaking at the news conference, Bondi said the suspect Rodriguez will be &#8220;prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.&#8221;
&#8220;We&#8217;ll be doing everything in our power to keep all citizens safe — especially tonight, our Jewish community,&#8221; Bondi said. &#8220;Our prayers go out.&#8221;
According to Israeli Ambassador to the United States, Yechiel Leiter, Lischinsky and Milgram were about to get engaged.
&#8220;The couple that was gunned down tonight in the name of free Palestine is a couple that was about to be engaged,&#8221; he said. &#8220;The young man purchased a ring this week with the intention of proposing to his girlfriend next week in Jerusalem. They were a beautiful couple who came to enjoy an evening in Washington&#8217;s cultural center.&#8221;
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Israeli Amb. Yechiel Leiter says the Israelis murdered were a young couple.
&quot;The couple that was gunned down in tonight in the name of free Palestine is a couple that was about to be engaged. The young man purchased a ring this week with the intention of proposing.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/AolvLgWG1p">pic.twitter.com/AolvLgWG1p</a>
&mdash; Kassy Akiva (@KassyAkiva) <a href="https://twitter.com/KassyAkiva/status/1925404780895080745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 22, 2025</a></blockquote>
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President Donald Trump called Leiter after the incident and promised justice, Leiter said.
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem confirmed the shooting in a statement.
&#8220;We are actively investigating and working to get more information to share,&#8221; <a href="https://x.com/Sec_Noem/status/1925390666441314737" target="_blank" rel="noopener">she tweeted</a>. &#8220;Please pray for the families of the victims. We will bring this depraved perpetrator to justice.&#8221;
Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, called the murder a “depraved act of anti-Semitic terrorism,”
“Harming the Jewish community is crossing a red line,” Danon said. “We are confident that the U.S. authorities will take strong action against those responsible for this criminal act. Israel will continue to act resolutely to protect its citizens and representatives — everywhere in the world.”
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The fatal shooting that took place outside the event that took place at the Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. is a depraved act of anti-Semitic terrorism. Harming the Jewish community is crossing a red line. We are confident that the US authorities will take strong action against… <a href="https://t.co/mVyXHjGyxU" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pic.twitter.com/mVyXHjGyxU</a>
— Danny Danon 🇮🇱 דני דנון (@dannydanon) <a href="https://twitter.com/dannydanon/status/1925388251864379433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">May 22, 2025</a></blockquote>
“American Jewish Committee (AJC) can confirm that we hosted an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. this evening,” AJC CEO Ted Deutch said in a statement.
“We are devastated that an unspeakable act of violence took place outside the venue. At this moment, as we await more information from the police about exactly what transpired, our attention and our hearts are solely with those who were harmed and their families.”
The attacker reportedly entered the event after the shooting and asked for water and a safe space before putting on a keffiyeh and shouting free Palestine, a witness said, <a href="https://x.com/JoshKraushaar/status/1925383157215277315" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to Jewish Insider editor-in-chief Josh Kraushaar.

Two Israeli Embassy Staffers Murdered By Keffiyeh-Wearing Man Shouting ‘Free Palestine’ In DC

Secretary of State Marco Rubio faced off with Senator Chris Van Hollen during a fiery Senate hearing on Tuesday over student visas, illegal immigrant gang members, and USAID.
The two faced off after the Maryland Democrat spent over seven minutes criticizing Rubio and expressing regret for having supported his confirmation.
“I have to tell you directly and personally that I regret voting for you for Secretary of State,” Van Hollen said following his opportunity to question Rubio, choosing instead to deliver a long rant.
“Your regret for voting for me confirms that I am doing a good job based on what I know about your record,” Rubio fired back.
The Senate <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/senate-votes-unanimously-to-confirm-marco-rubio-as-secretary-of-state" target="_blank" rel="noopener">unanimously confirmed</a> Rubio in January.
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Rubio responded to Van Hollen’s criticism of the secretary traveling to El Salvador, where illegal alien gang members have been deported and imprisoned.
“In the case of El Salvador, absolutely, absolutely. We deported gang members. Gang members. Including the one that you had a margarita with,” Rubio quipped. “The guy is a human trafficker and that guy is a gangbanger and the evidence is going to be clear in the days to come. You are going to see who you went to defend.”
Van Hollen immediately interrupted before being told to be silent by Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair James Risch (R-ID).
“He can’t make unsubstantiated comments like that,” Van Hollen said. “Secretary Rubio should take that testimony to federal court in the United States because he hasn’t done it under oath.”
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/sipping-margaritas-dem-senator-finally-meets-deported-illegal-immigrant-in-el-salvador" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Van Hollen visited</a> 29-year-old illegal immigrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who is detained in a Salvadoran mega-prison, in April. Photos went viral of the two drinking margaritas while meeting at a restaurant.
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“Kilmar Abrego Garcia, miraculously risen from the ‘death camps’ &amp; ‘torture’, now sipping margaritas with Sen. Van Hollen in the tropical paradise of El Salvador!” El Salvador President Nayib Bukele said in a <a href="https://x.com/nayibbukele/status/1913028548001923259">post on X</a> that mocked the meeting.
Rubio attempted to address his former colleague’s remarks on USAID, despite the senator&#8217;s interruptions, explaining that he believes wasteful spending was cut. Rubio pointed out $10 million was cut from a program giving male circumcisions in Mozambique and $227,000 for “Big Cats YouTube channel,” and $14 million for “social cohesion” in Mali.
“I don’t know how that makes us stronger or more prosperous as a nation,” Rubio said.
The two also faced off over Rubio revoking student visas from campus disruptors, including the case of Turkish Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk, who had her visa terminated over her alleged “activities in support of Hamas.”
“A visa is not a right, it is a privilege,” Rubio said. “People apply for student visas to come into the United States and study, and if you tell me that you are coming into the United States to lead campus crusades, to take over libraries and try to burn down buildings and acts of violence, we’re not going to give you a visa.”
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In 2024, Ozturk wrote an op-ed calling on her university to acknowledge the “Palestinian genocide” and to divest from companies with ties to Israel.
The Department of Homeland Security previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/morning-brief-trumps-liberation-day-doge-pr-battle-self-deportation-push" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said it had found</a> Ozturk to have “engaged in activities in support of Hamas,” though details are scarce, and a federal judge ordered her release on May 9.
“The bottom line is if you come here to stir up trouble on our campuses, we will deny you a visa,” Rubio said. “These kids pay money to go to school, and they have to walk through a bunch of lunatics who are here on student visas.”
Rubio added that the State Department will continue to revoke visas and stated, “I hope we can find more of these people.”

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he hopes to revoke more student visas from campus disruptors during a heated Senate hearing on Tuesday.
“A visa is not a right, it is a privilege,” Rubio said while testifying before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. “People apply for student visas to come into the United States and study, and if you tell me that you are coming into the United States to lead campus crusades, to take over libraries and try to burn down buildings and acts of violence, we’re not going to give you a visa.”
“The bottom line is if you come here to stir up trouble on our campuses, we will deny you a visa,” Rubio said. &#8220;These kids pay money to go to school, and they have to walk through a bunch of lunatics who are here on student visas.”
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NEW: <a href="https://twitter.com/SecRubio?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SecRubio</a> doubles down and says he plans to revoke more student visas.
&quot;These kids pay money to go to school and they have to walk through a bunch of lunatics who are here on student visas.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/8CILwzDs8h">pic.twitter.com/8CILwzDs8h</a>
&mdash; Kassy Akiva (@KassyAkiva) <a href="https://twitter.com/KassyAkiva/status/1924862749642752362?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 20, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Rubio added that the State Department will continue to revoke visas and stated, “I hope we can find more of these people.”
The secretary&#8217;s comments followed a fiery exchange with Senator Chris Van Hollen, in which the Maryland Democrat told his former Senate colleague that he regretted voting to confirm him.
&#8220;I have to tell you directly and personally that I regret voting for you for Secretary of State,&#8221; Van Hollen said.
&#8220;Your regret for voting for me confirms I&#8217;m doing a good job,&#8221; Rubio shot back.
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Sen. <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisVanHollen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@ChrisVanHollen</a>: &#8220;I have to tell you directly and personally that I regret voting for you for Secretary of State.&#8221;<a href="https://twitter.com/SecRubio?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@SecRubio</a>: &#8220;Your regret for voting for me confirms I&#8217;m doing a good job.&#8221;
Van Hollen: &#8220;That&#8217;s a flippant statement.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/2UHH7tkkrT" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pic.twitter.com/2UHH7tkkrT</a>
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Rubio also defended the Trump State Department&#8217;s attempts to cut government waste and illegal immigration.
&#8220;I don&#8217;t regret cutting $10 million for male circumcisions in Mozambique,&#8221; Rubio said. &#8220;I don&#8217;t know how that makes us stronger or more prosperous as a nation.&#8221;
&#8220;We spent $14 million for social cohesion in Mali, whatever the hell that means,&#8221; the secretary added. &#8220;I can go on and on. &#8230; I didn&#8217;t even bring the whole list.&#8221;
&#8220;And in the case of El Salvador, absolutely, we deported gang members — including the one you had a margarita with,&#8221; Rubio said, referencing Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the &#8220;Maryland Man&#8221; deported to El Salvador who has become a cause célèbre for Democrats. Van Hollen flew to El Salvador to meet with Garcia, whom Rubio called &#8220;a human trafficker&#8221; and &#8220;a gangbanger.&#8221;
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NEW: <a href="https://twitter.com/SecRubio?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SecRubio</a> doubles down and says he plans to revoke more student visas.
&quot;These kids pay money to go to school and they have to walk through a bunch of lunatics who are here on student visas.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/8CILwzDs8h">pic.twitter.com/8CILwzDs8h</a>
&mdash; Kassy Akiva (@KassyAkiva) <a href="https://twitter.com/KassyAkiva/status/1924862749642752362?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 20, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Van Hollen pushed Rubio on the March arrest of Turkish Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk, who had her student visa terminated over her alleged “activities in support of Hamas.”
In 2024, Ozturk wrote an op-ed calling on her university to acknowledge the &#8220;Palestinian genocide” and to divest from companies with ties to Israel.
The Department of Homeland Security previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/morning-brief-trumps-liberation-day-doge-pr-battle-self-deportation-push" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said it had found</a> Ozturk to have &#8220;engaged in activities in support of Hamas,&#8221; though details are scarce, and a federal judge ordered her release on May 9.
The fiery interaction comes as the Trump administration continues to crack down on foreign visa holders participating in activities aligned with terrorist organizations, such as the antisemitic protests on college campuses.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/homeland-security-to-screen-immigrants-and-foreign-students-social-media-for-anti-semitism?author=Kassy+Akiva&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=29&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Homeland+Security+To+Screen+Immigrants+And+Foreign+Students%E2%80%99+Social+Media+For+Anti-Semitism" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HOMELAND SECURITY TO SCREEN IMMIGRANTS AND FOREIGN STUDENTS’ SOCIAL MEDIA FOR ANTI-SEMITISM</a>
Earlier this month, Rubio said he was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rubio-threatens-to-snatch-visas-from-pro-hamas-thugs-at-columbia-university?author=Kassy+Akiva&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Rubio+Threatens+To+Snatch+Visas+From+%E2%80%98Pro-Hamas+Thugs%E2%80%99+At+Columbia+University" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reviewing the visa status</a> of masked anti-Israel protesters arrested for occupying Columbia University’s Butler Library.
“We are reviewing the visa status of the trespassers and vandals who took over Columbia University’s library,” <a href="https://x.com/SecRubio/status/1920293818194178397" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rubio posted to X</a>. “Pro-Hamas thugs are no longer welcome in our great nation.”
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/zionists-dont-deserve-to-live-meet-the-leader-of-columbia-universitys-anti-israel-encampment" target="_blank" rel="noopener">‘ZIONISTS DON’T DESERVE TO LIVE’: MEET THE LEADER OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY’S ANTI-ISRAEL ENCAMPMENT</a>
The keffiyeh-wearing protesters, carrying large signs and chanting, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/masked-anti-israel-activists-take-over-columbia-u-library-during-finals-no-one-expels-them?author=Hank+Berrien&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=1&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Masked+Anti-Israel+Activists+Take+Over+Columbia+U+Library+During+Finals.+No+One+Expels+Them" target="_blank" rel="noopener">invaded the library</a> to disrupt students studying for finals. While inside, the protesters vandalized walls and furniture <a href="https://x.com/CU_JewishAlumni/status/1920278419113124257" target="_blank" rel="noopener">and</a> graffitied “Columbia will burn for the martyrs” on a glass case.
When protesters tried to leave, they were denied by public safety officers who requested to see their IDs before leaving, causing the protest to intensify. For about five hours, the disruption continued until about 80 protesters were taken into custody by law enforcement officers and placed on police buses, <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/05/07/us-news/masked-anti-israel-protesters-storm-columbia-library-shove-past-security-as-ivy-leaguers-prep-for-finals/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the New York Post reported</a>.

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The Trump administration announced on Tuesday that it is stripping an additional $450 million in federal grants from Harvard University after $2 billion in federal funding had already been frozen.
The &#8220;Joint Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism&#8221; said the additional freeze comes after the Ivy League school &#8220;repeatedly failed to confront the pervasive race discrimination and anti-Semitic harassment plaguing its campus.&#8221; The new cuts are to grants handed out through eight different federal agencies.
&#8220;Harvard’s campus, once a symbol of academic prestige, has become a breeding ground for virtue signaling and discrimination. This is not leadership; it is cowardice,&#8221; the task force wrote in a <a href="https://www.hhs.gov/press-room/anti-semitism-task-force-statement-on-additional-harvard-grants.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> announcing the additional cuts. &#8220;And it’s not academic freedom; it’s institutional disenfranchisement. There is a dark problem on Harvard’s campus, and by prioritizing appeasement over accountability, institutional leaders have forfeited the school&#8217;s claim to taxpayer support.&#8221;
The task force added that Harvard, which was founded in 1636 to train clergymen, &#8220;faces a steep, uphill battle to reclaim its legacy as a lawful institution and center of academic excellence.&#8221;
Harvard is in the middle of a legal challenge to the Trump administration&#8217;s funding freeze. The president has gone after the university for allowing anti-Israel protests and diversity, equity, and inclusion programs on its campus. Last month, Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-calls-harvard-an-anti-semitic-threat-to-democracy?author=Zach+Jewell&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Trump+Calls+Harvard+%E2%80%98An+Anti-Semitic%E2%80%A6Threat+To+Democracy%E2%80%99" target="_blank" rel="noopener">called</a> Harvard “Anti-Semitic,” “Far-Left,” and “a threat to Democracy.”
&#8220;The place is a Liberal mess, allowing a certain group of crazed lunatics to enter and exit the classroom and spew fake ANGER AND HATE. It is truly horrific!&#8221; Trump said.
Harvard has pushed back against the funding freeze and the Trump administration&#8217;s demands for more oversight over the university. Harvard filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration in April, arguing that the federal government is executing “a pressure campaign” that “violates Harvard’s constitutional rights.” The school&#8217;s president, Alan M. Garber, shot back at the Trump administration, writing, “No government — regardless of which party is in power — should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue.”
As Harvard continued to fight Trump&#8217;s demands, it <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/harvard-renames-dei-office-amid-funding-battle-with-trump-admin?author=Zach+Jewell&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Harvard+Renames+DEI+Office+Amid+Funding+Battle+With+Trump+Admin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> last month that it was rebranding the Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging, changing the name to “Community and Campus Life” and focusing on “expanding cross-cultural engagement programs, supporting first-generation and low-income students, and creating more opportunities for dialogue across differences.” Harvard’s chief diversity officer position was also renamed and will now be called the Chief Community and Campus Life Officer, according to <a href="https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2025/4/29/harvard-oedib-renamed/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Harvard Crimson</a>. The DEI office rebrand was the first step that appeared to align with Trump&#8217;s demands.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio said his office is reviewing the visa status of the masked anti-Israel protesters who were arrested after occupying Columbia University’s Butler Library
“We are reviewing the visa status of the trespassers and vandals who took over Columbia University’s library,” <a href="https://x.com/SecRubio/status/1920293818194178397" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rubio posted to X</a>. “Pro-Hamas thugs are no longer welcome in our great nation.”
The announcement comes as the Trump administration continues to crack down on foreign visa holders participating in activities aligned with terrorist organizations, such as the antisemitic protests on college campuses.
The keffiyeh-wearing protesters, carrying large signs and chanting, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/masked-anti-israel-activists-take-over-columbia-u-library-during-finals-no-one-expels-them?author=Hank+Berrien&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=1&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Masked+Anti-Israel+Activists+Take+Over+Columbia+U+Library+During+Finals.+No+One+Expels+Them" target="_blank" rel="noopener">invaded the library</a> to disrupt students studying for finals. While inside, the protesters vandalized walls and furniture <a href="https://x.com/CU_JewishAlumni/status/1920278419113124257" target="_blank" rel="noopener">and</a> graffitied “Columbia will burn for the martyrs” on a glass case.
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The school’s anti-Israel group, Columbia University Apartheid Divest (CUAD), posted a <a href="https://x.com/ColumbiaBDS/status/1920199061950329089" target="_blank" rel="noopener">video</a> declaring that “over 100 protesters have just flooded Columbia University for Palestine.” The <a href="https://cuapartheiddivest.substack.com/p/flood-butler-now-disruption-until">language</a> seems to be a nod to Hamas’s name for its October 7 massacre of over 1,000 Israeli civilians, dubbed “Operation Al-Aqsa flood.”
The group declared <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-israels-national-security-minister-responds-to-bottle-throwing-yale-crowd?author=Kassy+Akiva&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=15&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=EXCLUSIVE%3A+Israel’s+National+Security+Minister+Responds+To+Bottle-Throwing+Yale+Crowd" target="_blank" rel="noopener">that the protesters</a> were “reclaiming” the library “for the people” and renaming it “Basel Al-Araj Popular University.” Basel Al-Araj was a Palestinian revolutionary writer who was killed in 2017 during a firefight with the Israeli Defense Forces after opening fire and running out of ammunition, <a href="https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/palestinian-killed-after-opening-fire-on-idf-forces-in-ramallah-483341#google_vignette" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to the Jerusalem Post</a>.
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Watch this entitled brat vandalize the <a href="https://twitter.com/Columbia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@Columbia</a> library &#8211; without a single thought or care for the wage-earning custodians who will inevitably be called in to clean up this appalling damage. <a href="https://t.co/wJgGTfbWpY" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pic.twitter.com/wJgGTfbWpY</a>
— Columbia Jewish Alumni Assoc. (@CU_JewishAlumni) <a href="https://twitter.com/CU_JewishAlumni/status/1920249214707380431?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">May 7, 2025</a></blockquote>
When protesters tried to leave, they were denied by public safety officers who requested to see their IDs before leaving, causing the protest to intensify. For about five hours, the disruption continued until about 80 protesters were taken into custody by law enforcement officers and placed on police buses, <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/05/07/us-news/masked-anti-israel-protesters-storm-columbia-library-shove-past-security-as-ivy-leaguers-prep-for-finals/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the New York Post </a><a href="https://nypost.com/2025/05/07/us-news/masked-anti-israel-protesters-storm-columbia-library-shove-past-security-as-ivy-leaguers-prep-for-finals/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
<a href="https://x.com/ColumbiaBDS/status/1920472867206058486" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CUAD announced</a> on Thursday that all of their “comrades” who were arrested are now “free.”
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“Requesting the presence of the NYPD is not the outcome we wanted, but it was absolutely necessary to secure the safety of our community,” acting Columbia president Claire Shipman said in <a href="https://x.com/CUJewsIsraelis/status/1920369526484484167" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a statement</a>.
Shipman added that two public safety officers were injured by the mob and that some of the demonstrators were not affiliated with Columbia University.
<a href="https://x.com/NYCMayor/status/1920254951139283103" target="_blank" rel="noopener">In a statement</a>, New York City Mayor Eric Adams encouraged the parents of the protesters to “call your children and make clear that breaking the law is wrong and they should exit the building immediately.&#8221; He added that those who do not attend Columbia should exit immediately or face arrest.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/homeland-security-to-screen-immigrants-and-foreign-students-social-media-for-anti-semitism?author=Kassy+Akiva&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=29&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Homeland+Security+To+Screen+Immigrants+And+Foreign+Students’+Social+Media+For+Anti-Semitism" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HOMELAND SECURITY TO SCREEN IMMIGRANTS AND FOREIGN STUDENTS’ SOCIAL MEDIA FOR ANTI-SEMITISM</a>
“To our Jewish New Yorkers, especially the students at Columbia University who feel threatened or unsafe attending class because of these events: know that your mayor stands with you and will always work to keep you safe.”
House Speaker <a href="https://x.com/SpeakerJohnson/status/1920458665179435091" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Johnson</a> thanked Rubio and President Donald Trump for cracking down on the protesters, adding that “America will no longer tolerate your <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/university-apologizes-for-inaction-after-students-antisemitic-abuser-pleads-guilty?author=Kassy+Akiva&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=35&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=University+Apologizes+For+Inaction+After+Student’s+Antisemitic+Abuser+Pleads+Guilty" target="_blank" rel="noopener">antisemitic violence</a>, destruction, harassment, and intimidation.”

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