Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud was unimpressed with President Joe Biden’s “bizarre” comments about a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, which the president delivered while enjoying a scoop of ice cream with comedian Seth Meyers.
Hammoud, 33, criticized Biden shortly before casting his “uncommitted” vote instead of his party leader at a Dearborn polling station, part of a protest movement that could cause problems for the president on the field. battle of Michigan.
“I think I find it strange that you’re eating ice cream in a lounge – that’s the moment you’re talking about an upcoming ceasefire,” he told DailMail.com when asked about the president’s latest comments.
He then referred to Benjamin Netanyahu’s statements about having a plan to invade Rafah inside Gaza.
“I’m not looking for words or words. I’m looking for action. He wants a lasting, permanent and fair ceasefire. We do not want a return to the status quo of occupation and apartheid, of bombings, sieges, devastation and destruction for the Palestinian people. And that means establishing a just Palestinian state,” he said.
“I think it’s strange to me that you’re eating ice cream in a saloon; that’s the time you’re talking about a ceasefire,” said Dearborn, Michigan, Mayor Abdullah Hammoud.
He wasn’t the only one who criticized the place. “That’s a great announcement from the president to be given in an ice cream shop,” CNN’s Jake Tapper said after video emerged of Biden’s remarks at a New York City ice cream shop.
Hammoud is one of the main figures pushing the vote for an “uncommitted” Biden to try to force a policy change. He is Dearborn’s first Arab-American and Muslim mayor. The diverse city is critical to Biden’s ability to hold Michigan, a state he won in 2020 but which he lost to Donald Trump in 2016.
Biden’s comment suggested progress and appeared to surprise Israel and Qatar, who helped mediate talks after Hamas took more than 200 hostages during the Oct. 7 Hamas attack inside Israel that killed more than 200 hostages. .
“Well, hopefully by the beginning of the weekend, I mean the end of the weekend,” Biden responded to a reporter’s question about a ceasefire while holding an ice cream cone. ‘My national security advisor says we are close, we are not done yet. My hope is that next Monday we will have a ceasefire.”
Earlier on Tuesday, ‘Squad’ member Rashida Tlaib voted ‘uncommitted’ instead of Biden, while criticizing policies she said had funded America’s ‘genocide.’
President Joe Biden discussed talks for a temporary ceasefire while grabbing ice cream with ‘Late Night’ host Seth Meyers in New York on Monday.
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) voted for the “uncommitted” instead of President Joe Biden, while accusing the United States of aiding “genocide” against the Palestinians. She posted a video after voting.
Tlaib posted a video about the war between Israel and Hamas. and demand a ceasefire.
“Today I was proud to go in and take out a Democratic ballot and vote without compromising,” said the Michigan Democratic lawmaker and Palestinian-American in videowhich he shot from below as he walked.
‘President Biden is not listening to us. This is the way we can use our democracy to say “listen. Listen to Michigan,” he said, using the slogan of one of the groups driving the effort.
‘No more wars. Let us no longer use our dollars to finance genocide,” he stated.
Supporters of the initiative say they have set a goal of having 10,000 people choose “uncommitted” on the ballot.
Some Biden allies say the effort could send a message without harming the 81-year-old presidents. Others say it could jeopardize his prospects in a state he needs to win to defeat Donald Trump.
Many Arab American voters DailyMail.com spoke to at a polling place in Dearborn, Michigan, said they supported the “non-committal” effort, with some saying they were so furious with Biden that they would support Donald Trump.
Jamileh Karkaba is a driving instructor who immigrated to the United States from Lebanon decades ago.
Jamileh Karkaba, a driving instructor who immigrated to the US from Lebanon, said Biden is “doing nothing for us” and plans to switch her support to Donald Trump after voting “non-committal.”
Issat Tahan, a plumber originally from Jerusalem, whispered to a reporter that he had voted for Biden and was not in favor of the “uncommitted.”
The Michigan primary is Tuesday. Biden has minimal opposition but faces the protest movement.
Especially in Hamtramck and Dearborn, where there are large numbers of Arab-Americans, many voters planned to vote “uncommitted” in the Democratic primary.
“I want Republicans now, because Biden is doing nothing for us,” he said. “He is helping Israel kill our people.”
She said she came to vote uncommitted on the Democratic ticket but will pull the lever for Trump in November, saying she felt “very comfortable” when he was in office.
But she can’t find the words to talk about the Muslim ban imposed by Trump starting in 2016, which, according to her, bothers her.
“I don’t know what to say about it, but I’m against it.”
Issat Tahan, a plumber originally from Jerusalem, returned and whispered to a reporter that he had voted for Biden.
‘I don’t believe in “uncommitted.” I have my opinion. Even in the war that is killing thousands of people, “he did the best he could.” You can’t do anything about it,’ he stated.
He said he liked how Biden called for a temporary ceasefire. “Thank God, it will stop the war,” she said.