Biden campaign official in Michigan: Israel-Hamas war not likely to end ‘anytime soon’
A top Biden campaign official maintained Monday that President Joe Biden was not ignoring the concerns of Michigan residents over the deaths of civilians in the Israel-Hamas war, but he doesn’t expect the conflict is “going to end anytime soon.”
Biden campaign co-chair Mitch Landrieu said the ongoing war between Israel and the Hamas militant group is “troublesome and problematic.” But no one’s concerns are being dismissed and the Democratic president is doing the best he can to protect American interests, Landrieu said.
“This conflict is going to be a long conflict,” Landrieu said at a Biden campaign event in Flint Township. “I don’t expect that it’s going to end anytime soon. I think the primary focus of the president has been to get the hostages released. He’s communicated very strongly in ways that he’s already spoken about to try to find a pause so they actually can do that.” [Continue reading…]