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Randi Weingarten Accuses Marco Rubio of Antisemitism for Criticizing 'Soros Backed Prosecutors'

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Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, one of the most powerful labor unions in the country, accused Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) of antisemitism for proposing an amendment targeting “Soros backed prosecutors.”

Rubio was referring to the dozens of prosecutors who have been elected with financial help from left-wing billionaire George Soros and who have pursued a radical “criminal justice reform” agenda that has often seen repeat, violent offenders released.

Soros has acknowledged his own role in defending these prosecutors in a recent Wall Street Journal op-ed, claiming that the fact that black people are more likely to be jailed than white people is itself a reason to be more lenient about urban crime.

Rubio’s amendment was one of several offered by Republicans in the “vote-a-rama” of amendments on the so-called Inflation Reduction Act, which spends on climate change and raises taxes on corporations, while likely having little effect on inflation.

Weingarten tweeted that Rubio’s reference to Soros-backed prosecutors was antisemitic because Soros is a “Hungarian Jew who survived the Holocaust.”

Soros’s experience in the Holocaust has been the subject of some controversy. Nevertheless, the claim that merely attacking Soros is antisemitic has been thoroughly debunked, especially given his support for anti-Israel groups.

Weingarten went even further, claiming that Rubio’s criticism of Soros was antisemitic because it took place on a Jewish fast day:

Tisha B’Av, or the Ninth Day of Av, commemorates the destruction of the two Holy Temples, first by the Babylonians and then by the Romans. It is a fast observed by religious Jews but is not widely known or observed outside the community.

Biblical and historical sources note that the Temples were not destroyed because of “hatred of Jews” in the contemporary sense. Rather, the Jewish Sages cite hatred within the community, and religious and political corruption, as primary causes.

Weingarten did not say whether she was fasting herself.

Rubio enjoys strong support from the pro-Israel community and Jewish Republicans.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) recently suspended a “woke” local district attorney, Andrew Warren of Hillsborough County, for unilaterally refusing to enforce state laws barring transgender surgeries for minors and restrictions on abortion.

Joel B. Pollak is Senior Editor-at-Large at Breitbart News and the host of Breitbart News Sunday on Sirius XM Patriot on Sunday evenings from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET (4 p.m. to 7 p.m. PT). He is the author of the recent e-book, Neither Free nor Fair: The 2020 U.S. Presidential Election. His recent book, RED NOVEMBER, tells the story of the 2020 Democratic presidential primary from a conservative perspective. He is a winner of the 2018 Robert Novak Journalism Alumni Fellowship. Follow him on Twitter at @joelpollak.

Suspended woke prosecutor accuses Gov. Ron DeSantis of 'trying to overthrow democracy' with 'unconstitutional' action

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Andrew Warren, the George Soros-backed prosecutor, is fighting back after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) took the unprecedented step of suspending him.

Warren is the state attorney for Hillsborough County.

What is the background?

DeSantis announced Thursday that he was suspending Warren for “neglect of duty” for promising not to enforce state laws on abortion and child sex-change operations.

“When you flagrantly violate your oath of office, when you make yourself above the law, you have violated your duty, you have neglected your duty, and you are displaying a lack of competence to be able to perform those duties, and so today, we are suspending State Attorney Andrew Warren, effective immediately,” DeSantis said at a press conference.

In suspending the Democratic prosecutor, DeSantis cited his authority under Article IV, Section 7 of the Florida state constitution.

How did Warren respond?

Warren addressed his suspension at a press conference on an unrelated topic, characterizing DeSantis’ decision as undermining democracy.

“People need to understand this isn’t the governor trying to suspend the one elected official,” Warren said. “This is the governor trying to overthrow democracy here in Hillsborough County.”

To be fair, Warren is duly elected. He won election to his office in 2016 and won re-election in 2020 by a margin of nearly 50,000 votes, according to WTSP-TV.

At the time of the press conference, Warren said he had not yet read the official order suspending him, but said he “heard it contains a lot of conjecture and lies.”

“I woke up to do my job today, and that’s exactly what I did,” Warren said. “Just based on the governor’s track record with unconstitutional orders, I have a feeling that this is going to be just as unconstitutional.”

Warren, however, did not explain what is unconstitutional about DeSantis’ order. That did not stop him from accusing DeSantis of engaging in a politically motivated decision meant to boost his presidential aspirations.

“I think the governor is trying to make a good impression on the Iowa caucus voters,” Warren accused.

And although he has vowed not to follow state laws, Warren defended himself from charges levied by DeSantis. According to Warren, he has not yet had a case involving abortion or child sex-change operations come to his office.

“We’ve had none. None of those cases have been brought to us. We’re not anticipating those cases being brought to us,” Warren said. “You should go ask the sheriff whether he has had those cases and whether they’re investigating arresting people for that, because when they do, and they bring us a case, we’ll evaluate it.”

DeSantis appointed Hillsborough County Court Judge Susan Lopez to serve as Warren’s replacement.

DeSantis suspends progressive, Soros-backed state attorney who vowed not to enforce state laws on abortion and child sex operations: 'When you make yourself above the law, you have violated your duty'

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Thursday that progressive State Attorney Andrew Warren was suspended for neglect of duty and allegedly pledging not to uphold the laws of the state.

“We are suspending Soros-backed 13th Circuit State Attorney Andrew Warren for neglecting his duties as he pledges not to uphold the laws of the state,” DeSantis’ office said in a statement.

DeSantis targeted Warren, a Democrat, for vowing not to enforce state laws on abortion and child sex-change operations. DeSantis also noted that Warren promised a policy of “presumptive non-enforcement.”

DeSantis made the announcement of Warren’s suspension during a press conference in Tampa on Thursday morning.

“And so when you flagrantly violate your oath of office, when you make yourself above the law, you have violated your duty, you have neglected your duty, and you are displaying a lack of competence to be able to perform those duties, and so today, we are suspending State Attorney Andrew Warren, effective immediately,” DeSantis stated.

Warren is the state attorney for the 13th Judicial Circuit, which covers all of Hillsborough County, including the city of Tampa.

“The constitution of Florida has vested the veto power in the governor, not in state attorneys,” DeSantis said. “We are not going to allow this pathogen that’s been around the country of ignoring the law; we are not going let that get a foothold in the state of Florida.”

“Want to know why some people are moving to Florida? Because their communities are no longer safe, thanks to prosecutors that think they know better than the people’s representatives, and they get to pick and choose which laws that they’re enforcing,” the Republican governor of Florida said.

“State attorneys have a duty to prosecute crimes as defined in Florida law, not to pick and choose which laws to enforce based on his personal agenda,” DeSantis declared. “It is my duty to hold Florida’s elected officials to the highest standards for the people of Florida.”

“We believe this is a law-and-order state; we are not going to back down,” DeSantis proclaimed.

DeSantis claimed that money from outside Florida is “really trying to push an agenda” in the state.

“I don’t think the people of Hillsborough County want to have an agenda that is basically woke, where you’re deciding that your view of social justice means that certain laws should be enforced,” the governor said.

DeSantis referred to how progressive, George Soros-backed San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin was recalled by mostly liberal voters after crime ran rampant in the city.


During the press conference, Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said the suspension of Warren wasn’t political, noting it was about “law and order.”

“There aren’t Republican and Democratic victims – just victims,” Chronister said. “They matter, and they should be heard.”

Chronister accused Warren of being a “supreme authority” who “single-handedly determines what crimes will be legal or illegal” in the county.

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd listed the cities of Baltimore, Chicago, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York, Portland, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, D.C., as places where prosecutors are not enforcing the law and crime has been a major issue.

DeSantis spokesperson Christina Pushaw added, “Progressive prosecutors backed by Soros have refused to enforce laws across the country. They treat criminals with deference & victims with contempt. This dereliction of duty is why crime is surging. But Gov. Ron DeSantis won’t stand for this. He just suspended the one in Florida.”

DeSantis suspended Warren under Article IV, Section 7 of the Constitution of the State of Florida, which empowers the governor to suspend state officials for reasons of misfeasance, malfeasance, neglect of duty, drunkenness, incompetence, permanent inability to perform official duties, or commission of a felony.

DeSantis replaced Warren with Judge Susan Lopez. She was appointed as a judge on the Hillsborough County Court in 2021 by DeSantis. Lopez previously served as assistant state attorney of the 13th Judicial Circuit for over 15 years and as staff attorney of the Second District Court of Appeal.

Lopez said, “I have the utmost respect for our state laws and I understand the important role that the State Attorney plays in ensuring the safety of our community and the enforcement of our laws. I want to thank the governor for placing his trust in me, and I promise that I will faithfully execute the duties of this office.”

The Tampa Bay Times previously described Warren as a “frequent face touting progressive justice policies as Hillsborough County’s state attorney.”

On June 2, 2020, there was a George Floyd protest in downtown Tampa that escalated into property damage and violence. Police arrested 67 people for unlawful assembly.

Warren refused to prosecute those 67 individuals.

“I’ve said many times that criminal justice reform involves looking at each case as a problem to solve, not just a person to be punished,” Warren said at the time. “In these unlawful assembly cases, there is no value in filing charges. Prosecuting people for exercising their First Amendment rights creates problems rather than solving them. It can weaken the bonds between law enforcement and the community, while undermining faith in our system.”