Michigan governor says not voting for Biden over Gaza war ‘supports second Trump term’

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Michigan governor says not voting for Biden over Gaza war ‘supports second Trump term’
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Gretchen Whitmer responds to calls by some Democrats to vote ‘uncommitted’ in Michigan’s 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.

“It’s important not to lose sight of the fact that any vote that’s not cast for Joe Biden supports a second Trump term,” she said on Sunday during an interview on CNN’s State of the Union. “A 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.”

Whitmer, who is a co-chair of Biden’s 2024 campaign, also said she wasn’t 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 “uncommitted” in Michigan’s 27 February primary.

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Netanyahu empowered this militant group to begin with, secured their funding for them. They're targeting hospitals, border crossings, and refugee camps. It's pretty clear that Israel's goals aren't to defeat Hamas, but to kill as many Palestinians as possible before the time runs out.

And Israels plan is to remove Palestines border with Egypt, so that it will now be completely encircled by Israel.

You think Israel are trying to kill as many palestinians as possible? They're not doing a great job in that case.