President Biden told a Democratic lawmaker and members of his Cabinet after the State of the Union address that he told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that they will need to have a ā€œcome-to-Jesus meeting.ā€

Bidenā€™s comments, captured on a hot mic as he spoke with Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) on the floor of the House chamber, came after Bennet congratulated the commander in chief on his speech and pressed him to keep pressure on Netanyahu over increasing humanitarian issues in Gaza.

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    9 months ago

    Though I have to say, I really wish some reasonable stuff about a cease-fire and stopping arms shipments wouldā€™ve slipped out a few months ago.

    Lol, was about to comment something similar. He should have been publicly calling for a cease fire the second Israel made it clear they will murder civilians

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      9 months ago

      I mean, even Trudeau put his foot in it with his ā€œI think we need an immediate ceaseā€“uh, cease-cessation ofā€“aā€¦we need to see the firing ceaseā€¦ā€

      If Biden had done something like that, this wouldā€™ve been over before Christmas.

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        9 months ago

        Iā€™m an idiot when I talk to people all day everyday. The gaffs in speech arenā€™t what I care about. I care that Biden kept publicly supporting Israel for so long.