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 ācome-to-Jesus meeting.ā
Bidenās 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.
Still, a more deft politician would avoid using that specific idiom when it comes to a conflict between Jews and (predominantly) Muslims.
He was talking to a US Senator, not an Israeli or a Palestinian
How does that make a difference? Even if it wasnāt on a hot mike, he wouldāve risked the senator or someone around telling it to the press or anything like that. Even in āprivateā conversation politicians should be careful about what they say.
āRisked?ā I donāt know, I pretty much disagree with everything youāre saying here, and think youāre reading way too much into it
Have you ever avoided saying āItāll be a slam dunkā in front of us Bostinians because youāre afraid weāll interpret that as you assuming weāre all fond of Dunkin Donuts and thatās a generalization?