A MAGA lawmaker’s rambling warning about the Knicks celebrations confused critics online.
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Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY) said on Fox Business, “I’m worried” after seeing footage of the New York Knicks celebrations on Saturday. Fox Business played a video on repeat of a person swinging a scooter into a bus after the Knicks won their first NBA championship in more than fifty years.
However, Tenney went on an odd rant that left commenters on X struggling to figure out what she meant as she warned about the upcoming parade to celebrate the basketball team on Thursday.
“Look at Jalen Brunson,” Tenney said, referring to the star Knicks player. “What an amazing American citizen. His wife is Jewish. She’s a physical therapist. Are we gonna see more antisemitism at this parade? I hope not.”
“Girl, what?” responded writer Ashley Reese on X.
“Anti-semitism is a problem, but what?” Franklin Leonard, the founder of The Black List, wrote.
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“Claudia Tenney goes on Fox all the time to make unhinged comments about NYC,” chimed in Democratic congressional candidate Alissa Ellman.
“An alltimer here,” commented sports podcaster Richard Deitsch.
“What in the absolute f— is this person talking about?” asked filmmaker Randy Wilkins.
Sports network producer Jon Hammerman took a swing at trying to understand Tenney, explaining, “This person thinks Jalen Brunson yes that Jalen Brunson is going to be threatened with violence at a parade to celebrate the Knicks winning a championship…that’s really the talking point.”
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Pollster Adam Carlson simply posted a meme of Biden asking, “What?”
