“Get it over with quick”
REP. TIM WALBERG (R-Mich.) said during a town hall meeting last week that the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza “should be like Nagasaki and Hiroshima,” in reference to the United States using atomic bombs on Japan, which happened at the end of World War II.
Walberg said: “Get it over quick.” According to The Detroit News, Walberg’s office said that his comments about nuclear strikes were a metaphor to “support Israel’s swift elimination of Hamas.”
The town hall took place in Dundee Village Hall on Monday, with video footage from the event posted on YouTube and X, formerly Twitter, as HuffPost points out. Some of his comments can be heard on the social media footage while he is not seen on camera.
Walberg made the remarks after dismissing the idea of delivering more humanitarian aid to Gaza, the Palestinian territory, where half of the population is at “imminent” risk of famine. “We shouldn’t be spending a dime on humanitarian aid,” he said.
His office said he was just responding to the idea that Americans would be helping to build a bridge to deliver humanitarian aid. They seem to think that excuses his grotesque suggestion.
I saw some footage of protesters saying “enjoy Trump, I’m never voting for Biden.” Trum,p has always been interested in using “tactical” nuclear weapons so I’m going to guess there’s an excellent chance that it won’t be privileged white Democrats who’ll really be “enjoying” Trump.