'Moderate' Dem giving rebuttal to Trump's joint address promoted staffer who boosted Farrakhan

FIRST ON FOX: The Democratic senator who is being billed as a "moderate" and was tapped to give the rebuttal to President Trump's Tuesday address to a joint session of Congress is still employing a staffer who faced backlash last year for her public support of Minister Louis Farrakhan.

The staffer, Dr. Terra DeFoe, posted a photo of herself standing next to Farrakhan and wrote, "Great time with my Brothers at Savior's Day Convention."

Farrakhan, the leader of the Nation of Islam, has been vocal about what he thinks of Jews, comparing them to termites and saying they are "Satanic." He has also praised Adolf Hitler as a "great man" and has become one of the most controversial religious figures in the United States due to his derogatory comments about Israel.

"StopAntisemitism is dismayed to learn that Representative Elissa Slotkin still employs a Farrakhan supporter who has openly praised one of America's most notorious antisemites. Farrakhan uses antisemitic slurs, and pushes Jew-hating rhetoric, yet Rep. Slotkin has refused to fire this staffer, despite public outcry," Liora Rez, StopAntisemitism's executive director, told Fox News Digital on Monday. 

"How can a Representative who enables this kind of extremism be considered a moderate? Rep. Slotkin's silence needs to be addressed," she continued. "If she won't take a stand against antisemitism within her own team, why should her constituents trust her to stand up for American values at all?"

Tudor Dixon, who ran for governor of Michigan as a Republican in 2022, told Fox News Digital in a statement, "No one will be fooled by Elissa Slotkin's sudden 'moderate' rebrand." 

"There's nothing moderate about defending open borders, higher taxes, EV mandates, and coddling criminals. Elissa Slotkin is a far-left progressive who continues to surround herself with activists that are completely disconnected from the average American."

Fox News Digital reached out to Slotkin's office and DeFoe multiple times but did not receive a response.