Kathy Barnette, who is running for the GOP's nomination for an open Senate seat in Pennsylvania, today said she 'can't provide a lot of context' about anti-Muslim tweets she'd posted several years ago.
Pennsylvania U.S. Senate candidate Kathy Barnette speaks during a Republican leadership forum at Newtown Athletic Club on May 11, 2022 in Newtown, Pennsylvania. Photo: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
Republican candidate for Senate in Pennsylvania Kathy Barnette on Sunday said she "can't provide a lot of context" about anti-Muslim tweets she'd posted several years ago.Barnette has risen in polls as she vies for the GOP's nomination for an open Senate seat in Pennsylvania.
"Although I can't provide a lot of context to that because it's a half thought and everything is not there for me to be able to speak to it, what I can say is that I love my country and I have always love my country and I have always been willing not to blink in the face of difficult discussions," Barnette said.
Barnette placed blame on the Obama administration: "At that particular time, we had the Obama administration bringing in a lot of Syrian refugees."Barnette was asked about a tweet from 2014 which reads, "If you love freedom, Islam must NOT be allowed to thrive under ANY condition."
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