Dean Phillips says he had a 'very difficult episode' with friend Rashida Tlaib over Israel's right to exist
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2024 hopeful Dean Phillips spoke about his "complicated" relationship with colleague Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., during an appearance on Bari Weiss' podcast.
The Minnesota congressman began by acknowledging his relationship with Tlaib is "complicated" but stressed he would rather "confront" their differences and maintain their ties rather than "withdraw" completely. Joseph A. Wulfsohn is a media reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to joseph.wulfsohn@fox.com and on Twitter: @JosephWulfsohn.
"I am deeply horrified by some of the things she says, by some of her perspectives. But I also have invested time to get to know her and she me, and I'm sure she would say the same thing, that she's probably appalled by my feelings and affection for Israel," Phillips said. "But I believe that friendship of ours is a very important one because if we cannot reconcile, if we cannot see in each other's heart that we are actually very similar trying to ultimately protect human beings, then how in the heck can Israel and Palestine ultimately become peaceful neighbors? How can the rest of the world if we don't ultimately find space and place to get to know each other and at least understand each other? When I talk about my friendship with her, it's complicated, and hers with me, very complicated."
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