After Biden 'convinced Bibi to call ceasefire,' Kirby walks it back; Islamophobia 'Strategy' Timing
After Biden “convinced Bibi to call ceasefire,” Kirby walks it back; Islamophobia “Strategy” Timing
Just hours after Biden bizarrely claimed he “convinced Bibi to call for a ceasefire,” spokesman John Kirby walks it back
Kirby Brushes Off Biden’s Comment He “Convinced Bibi To Call For A Ceasefire” Before Walking It Back
“Where is the Israeli prime minister on [a humanitarian ceasefire]?”
KIRBY: “We were able to work with him to get Americans out before”
Last night, Biden claimed he “convinced Bibi to call for a ceasefire.”
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After Biden “convinced Bibi to call for a ceasefire,” Kirby walks it back; Islamophobia “Strategy” Timing
Key Points
Just hours after Biden bizarrely claimed he “convinced Bibi to call for a ceasefire,” spokesman John Kirby walks it back
Kirby Brushes Off Biden’s Comment He “Convinced Bibi To Call For A Ceasefire” Before Walking It Back
“Where is the Israeli prime minister on [a humanitarian ceasefire]
- ”
KIRBY: “We were able to work with him to get Americans out before”
Last night, Biden claimed he “convinced Bibi to call for a ceasefire
- ”
Biden Spokesman John Kirby Refuses To Address Suspect Timing Of Biden’s Islamophobia “Strategy”
Karine Jean-Pierre Notes Biden Ran “To Restore The Soul Of This Nation,” But It Isn’t Working
KARINE JEAN-PIERRE: “[Biden] ran on this, as you all know, to restore the soul of this nation, to make sure that no hate sees the light of day”
REMINDER: Biden has done nothing to address the dramatic surge in antisemitism across the country
Transcript Highlights
Transcribed from the video audio:
- This might be repeating something, but I just want to be fully clear that so when the president said last night that he convinced Prime Minister Netanyahu to do a ceasefire, he was referring to the two Americans that got out
- But Israel has never acknowledged that they paused
- So can you give us a better understanding of what exactly was paused and if the understanding is that for every sort of hostage release, there would be a pause
- I’m not going to go into more detail than what we’ve already put out there publicly
- We were able to help negotiate the release of those two Americans and that’s a good thing
- And in order to be able to get folks out, you’ve got to make sure they can do it safely
- And that’s what the president was referring to
- What we’re talking about are temporary, localized pauses in the fighting to meet a certain goal or goals
- Is that something that can happen immediately
- I mean, where is the Israeli Prime Minister on this