Mahmoud Khalil Can’t Answer CNN When Pressed If He Condemns Hamas

On Tuesday, CNN’s The Situation Room had on Mahmoud Khalil, a green card holder and former Columbia University student, as he attempted to downplay claims from the Department of Homeland Security that he was a terrorist sympathizer. Co-host Pamela Brown seemed to give him a layup by asking him if he condemns the terrorist group Hamas, but he just couldn’t say the words.

Instead of taking the chance to clear his name by condemning a literal terrorist group, Khalil skirted around the question so hard, CNN had to press further:

BROWN: Just to be clear here though, do you specifically condemn Hamas, a designated terrorist organization in the United States, not just for their actions on October 7th?

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