- Michigan will hold its primary elections on Tuesday
- Activists Back ‘Uncommitted’ on Democratic Ticket Instead of Biden
- Tlaib said she was “proud” to cast her vote Tuesday
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‘Squad’ member Rashida Tlaib voted ‘uncommitted’ instead of President Joe Biden, while criticizing policies she said had funded America’s ‘genocide.’
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 Michiga,” 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.
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.
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.
President Joe Biden discussed talks for a temporary ceasefire while grabbing ice cream with ‘Late Night’ host Seth Meyers in New York on Monday.
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 a supporter 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.