# The week in whoppers: Jamie Raskin praises Dems’ respect for the ‘rule of law,’ Lewis Hamilton blames Israel for Egypt’s wall and more

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-week-in-whoppers-jamie-raskin-praises-dems-respect-for-the-rule-of-law-lewis-hamilton-blames-israel-for-egypts-wall-and-more/
- Published: 2026-11-12T22:18:01+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T23:37:45+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/12/opinion/the-week-in-whoppers-jamie-raskin-praises-dems-respect-for-the-rule-of-law-lewis-hamilton-blames-israel-for-egypts-wall-and-more/
- Topics: Middle East, World

## Key points

- An opinion column disputes four political statements.
- It criticises comments by Raskin, Hamilton, Pressley and Hamawy.
- Its descriptions of the remarks are the writer’s interpretation.

## Summary

The article is an opinion column that labels four recent political statements “whoppers” and challenges their accuracy or judgement. Its claims and criticism reflect the writer’s perspective, rather than a neutral account of the disputes.

It quotes Representative Jamie Raskin on Democrats defending the rule of law, Lewis Hamilton describing walls near Gaza, Representative Ayanna Pressley accusing Republicans of crimes against humanity, and New Jersey representative-elect Adam Hamawy urging the United States to make friends. The column argues that Raskin’s past threats against firms, Hamilton’s location in Egypt, Pressley’s language and Hamawy’s comments about US relations undermine their statements.

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