First Lady Jill Biden has reportedly been privately urging President Biden to stop the war in Gaza, according to a conversation the president had with one of the attendees at a White House meeting with the Muslim community on Tuesday.
A guest at Biden's meeting told the president that his wife disapproved of him attending the event over the Israel-Hamas war, according to The New York Times.
"Mr. Biden replied that he understood. The first lady, he said, had been urging him to ‘Stop it, stop it now,’ according to an attendee who heard his remarks," the outlet reported.
The Times cited Salima Suswell, the founder of the Black Muslim Leadership Council, who witnessed the back and forth, and told the paper it was "striking" to hear that the first lady felt that way about the conflict.
Biden hosted a small event at the White House with Muslim administration staffers and leaders of the Muslim community, who also joined the president for a dinner to break the fast during the holy Islamic month of Ramadan.
The first lady was asked about the state of Biden's re-election campaign during an appearance on "CBS Mornings" on Wednesday, and was specifically questioned about a recent Wall Street Journal survey that found the Democratic incumbent trailing former President Trump in six of seven 2024 swing states.
CBS host Tony Dokoupil began asking the first lady about the polling results before she cut him off.
"No, he's not losing in all the battleground states. He's coming up," she said before the host could finish asking the question.
3 comments:
Wait till the summer. The U.S. is going to implode.
Oh come on, what exactly do you expect her to say when asked what she thinks of his re-election chances?
Big Kiddush Lubavitch.
Yaacov Behrman (@ChabadLubavitch) hosts interfaith iftar. Attendees include Pinny Ringel (Belz) and Yeruchim Silber (Agudah).
DIN - did you have one yet? Chap arein, Ramadan is almost over. Big inyan, like Seudas Achashveirosh of old.
https://twitter.com/ChabadLubavitch/status/1776062408106127702
https://collive.com/crown-heights-neighbors-gather-for-third-multicultural-iftar/
https://crownheights.info/photo-galleries/861300/crown-heights-neighbors-gather-for-third-annual-multicultural-iftar/
Maybe they can have one at 770, and at their Rebbe's grave too.
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