Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) said policy differences toward Israel between her and President Biden won’t stop her from supporting him in the November general election. “Of course,” Omar said Tuesday, …

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) said policy differences toward Israel between her and President Biden won’t stop her from supporting him in the November general election.

“Of course,” Omar said Tuesday, when asked by CNN’s Abby Phillip on “NewsNight” whether she would vote for Biden if the election were held that day, in a clip highlighted by Mediaite. “Democracy is on the line, we are facing down fascism.”

“And I personally know what my life felt like having Trump as the president of this country, and I know what it felt like for my constituents, and for people around this country and around the world,” Omar continued. “We have to do everything that we can to make sure that does not happen to our country again.”

  • go_go_gadget@lemmy.world
    46·
    8 months ago

    To put it succinctly, support for Gaza is not on the ballot. Support for continued democracy is.

    What kind of democracy is that?

    • yarr@feddit.nlEnglish
      63·
      8 months ago

      Err… the US is a constitutional federal republic, not a direct democracy. So, the answer is: N/A

        • Natanael@slrpnk.net
          42·
          8 months ago

          Trump has literally said he wants to be a dictator, so it’s more of the same or war and chaos and mass arrests and oppression

          • go_go_gadget@lemmy.world
            33·
            8 months ago

            Sounds like cutting off arms supplies to Israel is a bargain then. Moderates should be happy to compromise on that in order to support continued democracy yes?

            • Natanael@slrpnk.net
              33·
              8 months ago

              Sure, but he doesn’t actually have the power to do that unilaterally without consequences as some people think.

                • Natanael@slrpnk.net
                  32·
                  8 months ago

                  Considering the potential consequences includes the risk of losing the election to Trump? They’re the same picture.

                  • go_go_gadget@lemmy.world
                    12·
                    8 months ago

                    Let’s dissect that shall we? So you’re saying there are people who voted for Biden in the 2020 general election who would not vote for him in the 2024 general election if he cuts off weapon shipments to Israel?

        • yarr@feddit.nlEnglish
          31·
          8 months ago

          Not explicitly, no, it is not. If anything it would be a continuation of our constitutional federated republic, but that’s not spelled out either.

          • go_go_gadget@lemmy.world
            31·
            8 months ago

            Is our constitutional federated republic important to the people who want to keep supplying arms to Israel?

              • go_go_gadget@lemmy.world
                2·
                8 months ago

                Well, given they’re (apparently) unwilling to give up sending weapons to Israel in order to defend this constitutional federated republic I’m gonna go with “no”.

                • yarr@feddit.nlEnglish
                  1·
                  8 months ago

                  I’m disappointed but not surprised. American munitions is one of our few industries in great demand worldwide, and lobbyists from arms companies are extremely numerous in DC.