GQ writer Julia Ioffe quickly apologized Monday after claiming President Trump had radicalized more people than ISIS on CNN’s The Lead with Jake Tapper.
“I think, you know, this president, one of the things that he really launched his presidential run on is talking about Islamic radicalization, and this president has radicalized so many more people than ISIS ever did
The Islamic State ideology is one of murder, conquest at any cost, and sheer brutality against women, infidels, apostates and the like. Ioffe could never put her own words to the test by confronting Islamic State jihadists, because she would end up being tortured and killed, yet these are the barbarians to whom she compares the elected President of the United States. Many may merely dismiss Ioffe as unbalanced, but what about the host of the show, Jake Tapper?
“That’s just…it’s unconscionable for you to say that,” CNN’s David Urban shot back….For you not to push back on that, is irresponsible,” Urban said to Jake Tapper. “That’s irresponsible. For her to say that the President of the United States has radicalized more people than ISIS is irresponsible.”
It is obvious that all who do not adhere to Islamic State ideology need protection from them, so Ioffe is implying that American society needs to protect itself from Donald Trump. Not only is her thinking astonishingly delusional; her mindset is also dangerous. Groups such as Antifa and other leftist troublemakers and anarchists are searching for any and every excuse to resort to violence against Trump and his supporters, and they are being egged on by destructive elements in the media, and even by politicians. Recall when Rep. Maxine Waters called for public confrontation and harassment of members of the Trump administration, stating: “Let’s make sure we show up wherever we have to show up. And if you see anybody from that Cabinet in a restaurant, in a department store, at a gasoline station, you get out and you create a crowd.” Then there was former Attorney General Eric Holder, who declared: “When they go low, we kick ’em.” Even Democratic Senator Heidi Heitkamp repudiated Hillary Clinton’s recent comments as “unproductive” and “simply ridiculous” when Clinton advised Democrats to “abandon civility” with Republicans.
Jake Tapper should be taken to the woodshed by CNN, but that is unlikely, as CNN is increasingly moving toward incitement, when its “fake news” was already bad enough. No apology could now undo Ioffe’s or CNN’s recklessness. Ioffe will never be in the position of having to look into the eyes of a tortured Yazidi sex slave or the spouse and loved ones of those who were beheaded by Islamic State jihadists and tell them that Donald Trump — who seeks to protect Americans from the likes of the Islamic State — is comparable to Islamic State jihadists. Her apology was as foolish and reckless as her original statement:
I do want to clarify. I think I spoke in the heat of the moment–this has been a very emotional, and personally painful time for me. I think I exaggerated and I apologize for that.
Ioffe and others of her ilk should contemplate the “very emotional, and personally painful time” for those who have been victimized by Islamic State jihadis. Ioffe’s blind hatred against Donald Trump is longstanding. In 2016, she was fired from Politico for an unhinged tweet that is too vulgar to write here. It was followed by a lame apology. She stated: “It was a tasteless, offensive tweet that I regret and have deleted…..I am truly and deeply sorry. It won’t happen again.” Well, it did happen again, only now she has escalated from vulgarity to incitement.
Julia Ioffe Apologizes After Saying Trump Radicalized More People than ISIS,” by Justin Caruso, Breitbart, October 29, 2018:
GQ writer Julia Ioffe quickly apologized Monday after claiming President Trump had radicalized more people than ISIS on CNN’s The Lead with Jake Tapper.
“I think, you know, this president, one of the things that he really launched his presidential run on is talking about Islamic radicalization, and this president has radicalized so many more people than ISIS ever did,” Julia Ioffe said.
“That’s just…it’s unconscionable for you to say that,” CNN’s David Urban shot back.
“The way he talks–the way that he allows these…the way he winks and nods to these groups. The way he says, ‘I know I’m not supposed to say it, but I’m a nationalist.’ The way that he hems and haws, when he has to condemn these people, and kind of, gritting his teeth, kind of, says, fine, okay, ‘I condemn this.’”
“For you not to push back on that, is irresponsible,” Urban said to Jake Tapper. “That’s irresponsible. For her to say that the President of the United States has radicalized more people than ISIS is irresponsible.”
Urban continued to push Ioffe on what she based her claim on.
She responded, “ISIS had, like 10,000 members. I think the president has far more supporters who espouse an equally hateful ideology.”
Tapper, as panelist David Urban pointed out on air, did not push back on Ioffe’s assertion whatsoever.
He defended himself on Twitter from critics.
Ioffe apologized on air later in the show. “I do want to clarify. I think I spoke in the heat of the moment–this has been a very emotional, and personally painful time for me. I think I exaggerated and I apologize for that,” she said…..
Clive Stephen Delmonte says
Ms Ioffe hardly seems to know which is up and which way is down. The jihadi community was radicalized long before Mr Trump was elected.
What Mr Trump may have done is to sensitize his electoral base to the nature of the jihadi presence in the US. But he can not be blamed for this since the jihadis have been so active themselves in arousing the concern of the electorate (all, that is, except the political class which slumbers on.)
Elle says
The Muslim Brotherhood has a clear agenda of infiltrating the US government. The Obama administration not only didn’t do anything about their hateful agenda against America , they protected them. With this kind of freedom they were able to implement their plan and they are comfortably operating in the shadows. WAKE UP AMERICA!!
mortimer says
She knows as much about Islam as she does about advanced nuclear fuel cycles.
Why doesn’t her EDITOR UNDERSTAND ISLAM BETTER THAN TO ALLOW AN UNINFORMED PERSON BLATHER ON TV?
EDITOR’S ARE MOSTLY DEVOID OF ANY UNDERSTANDING OF ISLAM as well. THEY ARE PROFESSIONALLY NEGLIGENT and UNFIT to report on Islam.
LEARN SOMETHING, JOURNALIST … don’t be INTELLECTUALLY SLOTHFUL.
Lydia Church says
And… the key item here is this….
There is nothing wrong with being ‘radicalized’ per se.
It all depends on in which direction one is radicalized… the left, or the RIGHT direction!
I am a 100% radical Biblical Christian, and that is exactly how the Lord wants it!!!
Because it’s in the right direction!
: D
Westman says
Want to bet Ioffe won’t know which way to turn the clock on Sunday?
mortimer says
Julia Ioffe lives in her own world and creates her own facts. No one can contradict her personal fantasy world. Facts do not enter because her armoring against information is like a fine screen which removes unwanted news. What remains is SELECTIVE PERCEPTION.
There are many such English literature students out there who have never had a real job and live in a world of dreams.
mortimer says
Jihadism is exposed in THE HISTORY OF JIHAD by Robert Spencer. The book itemizes the 1400-year-long succession of JIHAD TERRORISM against the disbelieving kafirs and quotes the statements and motives of the jihadists.
Islam’s JIHAD WARFARE against disbelievers is INSPIRED by the PRIMARY ISLAMIC SOURCE TEXTS.
Rarely says
The far right is just as delusional as the far left. As exhibited in the Pittsburg Synagogue atrocity this past weekend it can be very dangerous as well — if not as dangerous. The polarization of the American populace is coming from many directions, not just the far left, and, unfortunately, Trump is in the game too. It might help if he acted a bit more Presidential and made an exerted effort to diffuse the situation a bit.
mortimer says
Rarely, (intelligible) Your casual, cavalier and careless use of terms ‘far left’ and ‘far right’ make them DEVOID of any intellectual value.
I always object to blanket statements of MORAL EQUIVALENCY. Totalitarians of different stripes all look the same when their boots are crushing your face.
There is NO GENERAL MOVEMENT among conservatives towards CENSORSHIP and ONE-PARTY RULE that is now found VERY WIDELY among neo-Marxist, globalist Trump-ragers.
I do not see same HYSTERICAL RAGE and VICIOUS INTOLERANCE of opposing political views among conservatives such as there are now GENERALLY among the so-called ‘Progressives’.
Just today, a man I previously thought to be moderate told me he angrily wanted a certain conservative speaker PREVENTED FROM SPEAKING in a local planned event. This is what I am talking about. There are NO CONSERVATIVES crying like this for outright CENSORSHIP and CONTROL of the NEWS. This is neo-STALINISM. Are you a neo-Stalinist?
Rarely says
No.
If you don’t understand the terms “far right” and “far left” your education is lacking.
The atrocity in Pittsburg last weekend was by a far-right anti-Semite who “supports” Donald Trump. It is of little relevance if he is misdirected, misinformed or just insane. It is of equal irrelevance if some far leftists are also anti-Semitic and violent.
This site is designed to expose Jihad and its supporters. Consequently, the shortcomings of the far right are basically ignored. There is a very violent aspect to both extremes, a good deal of ignorance and even more insanity. It would be wise for Trump to be careful with his rhetoric so as not to incite more violence. He is, after all, the POTUS.
gravenimage says
Rarely, the Pittsburgh Synagogue shooter was enraged that President Trump *doesn’t* hate Jews.
gravenimage says
“Pittsburgh Synagogue Suspect Robert Bowers Hated Trump—for Not Hating Jews”
https://www.thedailybeast.com/robert-bowers-is-neo-nazi-who-posted-about-killing-jews-on-gab
James Lincoln says
What Julia loffe said initially on CNN was sincerely her version of the truth.
The lame apology was not sincere, only made to protect herself.
Prabh says
Because President Trump is at the helm, I am able to sleep soundly, knowing the jihadists are kept at bay.
That’s how I feel about India’s Narendra Modi also.
We need good, sound capable leaders who inspire us to never let go of our ideals: dharmic freedom, genuine friendship, science, arts, true religion&spirituality (yoga). Friendship can only ever be amongst equals according to wisdom of ages encapsulated in PancaTantra – an excellent text on how to ethically acquire and maintain wealth. Family life requires material and spiritual wealth. Attacks on marriage and family are intolerable. Dharmic marriage is eternal – no such thing as divorce in our community!
Islam is a dysgenic creed that needs to be strictly monitored and controlled for the sake of the Earth and peoples who inhabit Her.
When islamists start to point the blame for poverty on the colonial era, please remind the islamists that the leading cause of Poverty, material and spiritual poverty is in fact ISLAM.
Two wrongs don’t make a right – jihadists must stop trashing the planet with their dysgenic and demented demographic warfare. – and I humbly request the missionaries of south asia – STOP- you are ruining the fabric of Aryavarta. Just like you have your idyllic Hallmark films that depict an ideal America, we have our Dharmic Village and City life that is simply sublime – all are welcome as cherished guests within India, but please keep your xtiany out – to paraphrase M.K. Gandhi, we respect your jeesus, but not your xtiantiy. – Man is divine – the idea that man is a born sinner is diabolical and every bit as dangerous as the worst criminals of islamojihad.
Excuse any typos and for going off-topic.
Prabh
boakai ngombu says
“Man is divine”
and the untouchables?
Cicero says
Is this yet another jibe on this website against Hindus by an Islamic troll?
gravenimage says
boakai, the caste system is now outlawed in India. “Untouchables” are now referred to as Dalits. Some prejudice remains, but things are getting much better.
gravenimage says
Not off topic at all.
Prabh says
I appreciate your support gravenimage and Cicero. Many thanks to you both.
We all need to be united against the ideology of islamojihad otherwise we (and our future generations) will become a heavily persecuted minority.
Prabh
gravenimage says
Yes–we all need to stand together with each other against Jihad.
josephine says
what a dumb bitch as all of those who continually pound out hate towards the President. If you had any brains at all look back at what obama did; he began and continued to hammer incivility towards law enforcement; dividing races, promoting sharia, and all sorts of crap. Thank God he is gone for good and should stay in the hole he created for himself.
why is cnn so damned stupid; must be tough living up to all the crap they put out as what goes around comes around; wake up cnn, abc, cbs, nbc, msnbc, and other msm jerks who follow the crudeness and hate of the left/liberal ideology. you are only making things worse for our country, that is why your ratings are trash.
infidel says
Feminazzis like this idiotic witch support Islam and Muslims eagerly lap up this unsolicited offer… Yet not a single Muslim would allow his wife/daughter/sister to be like this idiotic female….. and actually Muslims look down upon these stupid feminazzis. It is actually Western women who are bringing Western civilization down. I pity the men.. but then Hindu men too are being increasingly undone by their feminazzi women.
Gene says
Loffe is correct. Since Trump became president almost the entire left has radicalized. They use to be just stupid and/or insane, now they are radically stupid and/or insane.
SB says
I’m one of the radicals who voted for Trump, cause I sure didn’t want the criminal bitch in office or her criminal bitch husband. I think Trump is doing a very good job, Better than Hillary would have. For God’s sake, she would have destroyed the country. BTW Julia, what is your idea of radical? Can you say “psychotic Islamists.”
infidel says
Had CROOKED Hilary taken over POTUS, it would have literally been a horror or horror scenario for the USA with Trojan Huma Abedin becoming the Secy of State and that would have been as good as capitulating to the ISIS lock stock and barrel. And of course, Obama would have almost lived in the Whitehouse as if it were is 3rd term.. like Muslims having illegal 2nd and 3rd wives in the Greater West.
Marina says
Somebody please drop this Loff bitch in the middle of ISIS territory so that she could see what ISIS radicalization means. She can live in the women’s quarters in a niqab 24/7.
Older Canadian says
Apparently CNN ratings have dropped dramatically this year, which is good, as it appears the tide is turning. We all should thank them for spreading the leftist/socialist word so well, thereby leaving no doubt of their agenda.
gravenimage says
“CNN Ratings Down 41 Percent from Last Year”
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2018/09/14/cnn-ratings-down-41-percent-from-last-year/
Andy says
SHOULD WARNER MEDIA FIRE JEFF ZUCKER FOR PROMOTING ANTI WHITE HATRED?
https://michaelsavage.com/cnn-host-the-biggest-terror-threat-in-this-country-is-white-men/
Andy says
CNN’s Don Lemon: ‘Biggest Terror Threat in This Country Is White Men’
‘So, what do we do about that?’ he asks
https://www.infowars.com/cnns-don-lemon-biggest-terror-threat-in-this-country-is-white-men/
Andy says
It’s Halloween
Trick or Treason from Demorats leftie/liberals!
Andy says
This girl says she’s white.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffxeXFgk9so
Scariest Halloween Nightmare: If Democrats Win Midterms!
Open borders, high taxes, witchcraft hexes part of Democrat platform
https://www.infowars.com/scariest-halloween-nightmare-if-democrats-win-midterms/
Fatts says
Literal translation:
Julia doesn’t give a flying hoot about the sheer volume and intensity of the human rights abuses perpetrated by the Caliphate of The Islamic State Thugs and Goons.
Such hardcore religious eradication through violence and human suffering isn’t serious to her.
Trying to deride President Trump is what is important to the likes of Ms. Ioffe.
eduardo odraude says
The fact that she compares Trump with ISIS shows how utterly self-centered and U.S.-centric she is. Her puny political pains are nothing compared to what people suffer under ISIS. But lefties are supposed to be so selfless! Yet this spoiled, self-centered woman thinks her tiny pains are as terrible as what people suffer under ISIS! Damn right she should apologize. But then, a significant part of the left is subject to the same navel-gazing, blindly self-centered view of the world, where puny pains caused by the center-right are treated as if they were equal to the horrors of fascism or ISIS, etc. That arrogant, self-centered, ignorant attitude among so many on the left is one reason this time around I’m voting Repub down the line.
mortimer says
Shallow and puerile. A lightweight. An intellectual LOAFER and LAZYBONES.
Unworthy of the calling of journalism.
A blatherer.
CogitoErgoSum says
I was “radicalized” into becoming a supporter of Donald Trump by Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Maxine Waters, Al Sharpton, Elizabeth Warren, Rosie O’Donnell, Kathy Griffin, Robert De Niro and others who talk like Julia Ioffe. I am pretty sure this is the case with the man who sent the bomb packages to CNN and the Democrat leaders also. It is not so much what Trump says as it is what the “radicalized” Democrats have been saying — and doing. Oh yes, Antifa and Islam played a big part in my “radicalization” also.
eduardo odraude says
Pretty face, stupid person. As far as media is concerned, that’s nothing new.
Trump supporters are not “radicals.” The vast majority are just conservatives or quasi-conservatives. Mutual demonization by center right and center left (present company here at Jihad Watch excluded, of course) only shows the poor educational level of too much of our culture. That stupidity is in large part due to state schooling through majoritarian school boards. Families, especially poor families, should be enabled to freely set up or choose among schools, not be forced to go to the state school in the local school district. The best way to educational freedom, the way most likely to keep the government from taking over the system again and also the way that does not violate the First Amendment, is to let people and corporations reduce their tax bills by as much as, say, 50%, provided they donate that 50% to non-profit scholarship funds that families can go to in order to get a scholarship for use at a school of the family’s choice. Government would get lower tax revenues, but also would not have to pay the costs of the education system anymore. Every family, not just the rich as now, would have educational freedom. Just as we don’t have newspaper boards to vote on what newspapers it is legal to read, nor have religion boards or art boards or science boards to vote on what people may legally pursue in those areas, neither should we have school boards, those government bodies that vote on and currently run most of the school system.
gravenimage says
Julia Ioffe on CNN: Trump has “radicalized more people than ISIS”
………………..
Yes, I heard this. Just reprehensible calumny.