After the Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel, President Biden and the White House came out in full support of that country and called out anti-Semitism.
Not long after that, a noticeable pivot was seen taking place:
When asked about anti-Semitism, KJP laments Islamophobia. pic.twitter.com/Mp2PKNtyZS
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) October 23, 2023
As Americans, we must come together and reject Islamophobia and all forms of bigotry and hatred. I have said repeatedly that I will not be silent in the face of hate.
— President Biden (@POTUS) October 16, 2023
We must be unequivocal.
What caused the shift to "Islamophobia" while filing anti-Semitic attacks under the broad umbrella of "other forms of hatred"?
Basically it looks like the answer to that question is "because of whiny White House staffers":
NEW: Dissent was sprouting even inside the White House, where some aides worried Biden hadn’t shown enough empathy for Palestinian civilians or Muslim community.
— Natasha Korecki (@natashakorecki) October 25, 2023
Now the White House is upping its outreach.
w/@Petereporter @aseitzwald @megan_lebowitz https://t.co/Wrt9biWwB9
"The adults are back in charge!"
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How did our government become a daycare?
— Jay Collinwood (@collinwood_j) October 25, 2023
At least this makes it abundantly clear that Biden is not the person in charge.
Some allies in Congress complained that he seemed indifferent to innocent victims of Israel's counterattack. Now Biden is calling more attention to Palestinian civilians caught in the crossfire and the discriminatory backlash against Muslims back home.
In his West Wing office, speechwriter Vinay Reddy read aloud from the draft to make certain his Arab American colleagues were comfortable with language denouncing “Islamophobia” and name-checking the Arab, Muslim and Palestinian populations that felt vulnerable, a White House official said. The group listened and approved.
Said the official: “There will be things that the United States does in the Middle East that the Arab, Muslim and Palestinian populations don’t like. And there will be plenty of disagreements to come. But as an Arab American, I felt very seen and respected.”
"Self-centered" doesn't even begin to describe it.
1,400 Jews raped, tortured, beheaded, set on fire, executed and kidnapped including children and the elderly.
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) October 25, 2023
Biden WH staffers - "what about us?" https://t.co/jybBKnle5V
If you want to know why campus groups feel emboldened to gather in defense of this, it's because this WH, Democrat Congressional offices and our State Department are all being run in the exact same matter.
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) October 25, 2023
That became apparent when Secretary of State Antony Blinken held "listening sessions" with staffers who weren't happy with this administration's Middle East policies.
Fire them all.
— Mixy Pisa (@MixyPisa) October 26, 2023
Instead of that, the Biden White House gives them a greater voice in how the government responds. What could possibly go wrong?
God, when they're not attacking people, they're whining and claiming victimhood. https://t.co/iW58nOIPOB
— Oscar Von Reuenthal (@OscarVReuenthal) October 25, 2023
This is what happens when your hiring is based on identity politics: https://t.co/sypnF70jl3
— Sarcastic Cupcake (@SarcasticCupcak) October 26, 2023
The country is NOT in the best of hands.
