EXCLUSIVERep. Byron Donalds gives a brutal assessment of the DNC and reveals the two main problems for Kamala Harris' party
- Pro-Palestinian protesters breached the security perimeter on night one of DNC
- And on night two they clashed with police at the Israeli Consulate in Chicago
Democrats have a serious issue with rising anti-Semitism within the Party, Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) claims.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators descended on the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois this week – and on the first day the protesters were able to break through a security fence surrounding the event and others were able to get into the United Center.
Rep. Donalds told DailyMail.com that he thinks there would be even more violence and unrest surrounding the Convention if Harris selected Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro as her running mate because he is Jewish.
'I'm not surprised about the protests,' Donalds said at Trump Tower on Tuesday. 'The Democrats have a serious anti-semitism problem in their party – they do. That's the reason why Josh Shapiro is not the vice presidential nominee.'
'I could only imagine what these protests would be like if he was the VP nominee,' he continued. 'It would be worse, and that's a sad state of affairs for the Democrat Party.'
Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) told DailyMail.com that the Democratic Party has a 'serious anti-Semitism problem'
Democrats have been grappling with a riff in the party between pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian factions amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas terrorists operating out of Gaza.
Progressives for Palestine have shown up for the Democratic Convention in Chicago to protest policies related to the Israeli-Hamas war.
And while many of these vocal activists say they will still vote for the Democratic nominee in 2024, some are urging their fellow progressives to 'abandon Harris' and either not vote at all or cast their ballot in November for a third party candidate instead.
On night one of the Convention, these demonstrators were able to breach security fencing around the perimeter of the United Center.
Others were able to get into the arena where they conducted a silent protest by turning their backs to the stage and covering their mouths during speeches from Democratic Party leaders.
Pro-Palestinian protesters breached the security fencing around the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago on night one on Monday. And one night two (pictured) protesters clashed with police at the Israeli Consulate in Chicago
On night one of the DNC on August 19, protesters were able to get into the United Center for the Convention and turned their backs to the stage in protest of the U.S. backing of Israel in it war with Hamas
Donalds said that the first night of the DNC was not inspired and was so focused on attacking Donald Trump that there were no real policies put forward.
'The Democrats didn't say anything last night about policy, like not one thing,' Donalds observed.
'Last night, it just was a struggle session around Trump derangement syndrome,' he continued in his interview with DailyMail.com on Monday. 'That's what I heard last night. I didn't hear anything about what they were actually going to do with the country.'
'They focused solely on Donald Trump, and they sprinkled in lightly some Kamala Harris and some Joe Biden. So for the American people watching this at home, I think the question for them is, what exactly is Kamala Harris and Tim Walz going to do with the country?'
'Are they going to do something different than what Joe Biden has done?' he questioned. 'Because what Joe Biden has done has not been popular. Are they going to do something new? It's not clear.'
