Gretchen Whitmer responds to calls by some Democrats to vote āuncommittedā in Michiganās primary on Tuesday
Gretchen Whitmer, the Michigan governor, pushed back on calls to not vote for Joe Biden over his handling of the Israel-Gaza conflict, saying on Sunday that could help Trump get re-elected.
āItās important not to lose sight of the fact that any vote thatās not cast for Joe Biden supports a second Trump term,ā she said on Sunday during an interview on CNNās State of the Union. āA second Trump term would be devastating. Not just on fundamental rights, not just on our democracy here at home, but also when it comes to foreign policy. This was a man who promoted a Muslim ban.ā
Whitmer, who is a co-chair of Bidenās 2024 campaign, also said she wasnāt sure what to expect when it came to the protest vote.
Rashida Tlaib, a Democrat who is the only Palestinian-American serving in Congress, urged Democrats last week to vote āuncommittedā in Michiganās 27 February primary.
Or, maybe, itās more complicated than that. MAYBE supporting Israel in the middle-east helps keep some semblance of stability in a region that would otherwise be constantly at war, with Iran in particular doing their best to take over all of their neighbors. Thatās ignoring the fact that unless youāre advocating us going to war WITH Israel - the second we pull all funding we also lose all leverage we have with them, and I would expect an almost immediate expansion into all Palestinian territory overnight given their current leadership.
Is the situation fucked? Yes. Is it going to be fixed by pulling funding? Absolutely not.
Oh thank god the middle east is at peace! And we owe it all to Bidenās unconditional support of Netanyahuās genocide!
So your alternative is what? Other than brainless comments on social media that is, that really seems to be making a significant change in the situation so please keep at it. 50 years of the worldās thought leaders unable to come to an amicable resolution, Iām sure youāve got all the answers. letās hear your plan for peace in Gaza.
HURR DURR IF WE DONT VOTE FOR BIDEN ISRAEL WILL GET THE PICTURE, TRUMP 2024!!111
I have never advocated not voting for Biden in the 2024 election. He doesnāt need to support the genocide you clearly want and love. You want me to have a plan for peace in Gaza? I donāt and neither do you. But we donāt have to be party to genocide. And we donāt have to lie and say that the genocide you keep making excuses for is keeping a non-existent peace in the region.
Stability means bombing hospitals. Got it.
āsemblance of stability in a region that would otherwise be constantly at war-ā are you stupid? blind? just plain ignorant?
Neither. Paid shill.
Only a paid shill could unironically call Israel a stabilizing factor in the middle east with a straight face, lol.