According to a Washington Post report, President Biden told Muslim-American leaders he is “disappointed” in himself for questioning death toll counts reported by the Hamas-linked Ministry of Health; “I’m sorry. I’m disappointed in myself,” he reportedly said. “I will do better.”
On October 25th, Biden initially said “I have no notion that the Palestinians are telling the truth about how many people are killed…I’m sure innocents have been killed, and it’s a price of waging war.”
Advisers from within the Biden Administration are worried about Joe’s full-throated support of Israel.
“I think the administration has realized from quite early on that it was in a bind,” said Ivo Daalder, chief executive of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Daalder was also a NATO representative during former President Barack Obama‘s administration.
He added, “And it was in a bind not only because of Biden’s own predilection, which is real and strong and important,” but also because the administration’s actions in support of or against Israel carry political costs.
“For weeks, I’ve been advocating to pause the fighting for two purposes: to increase the assistance getting into the Gaza civilians who need help and to facilitate release of hostages,” Biden said on Sunday. “We know that innocent children in Gaza are suffering greatly as well.”
'I'm sorry… I'm disappointed in myself': Joe Biden secretly APOLOGIZES to group of Muslim Americans for casting 'excessive skepticism' on the number of Palestinian deaths released by Gaza's Hamas-run Ministry of Health https://t.co/uNrmjhQwkO pic.twitter.com/fIRyrmiktc
— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) November 27, 2023
