The Daily Populous Thursday May 30th, 2024 night edition
Authored by newrepublic.com and submitted by Quirkie

“We don’t want to see a single more innocent life taken,” Kirby said, before flipping out and remarking that he “kind of” took “a little offense at the question.”

Reporter: How does this not violate the red line the president laid out

Kirby: We don’t want to see a major operation we haven’t seen one

Reporter: How many more charred corpses does he have to see before he considers a change in policy

Kirby: I take offense at the question pic.twitter.com/9LMKl1BuAr — Assal Rad (@AssalRad) May 28, 2024

The exchange was telling, as the Biden administration has previously said that any major operation in Rafah would constitute a “red line.” Events over the weekend would seem to show Israel has embarked on such an operation, with an estimated 45 Palestinians killed in a strike on Sunday and chilling images of burned corpses circulating on social media.

As Israel’s brutal war in Gaza leads to more civilian deaths, Biden runs the risk of losing the support of voters critical to his reelection campaign. His administration has sought to bury a report on Israel’s actions in Gaza and has pledged to defend Israel and its leaders in the face of a war crimes inquiry by the International Criminal Court. Increasingly, Biden’s statements attempting to reassure the American public are being undermined by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as the war continues. The best option, which Biden has been so far unwilling to adopt, may be halting weapons shipments to Israel, but there’s no telling if or when Biden will ever reach that point.

ScottHoward1 on May 29th, 2024 at 15:24 UTC »

Why would anyone want an out of control immature brat be the highest ranking official in the United States of America?

StashedandPainless on May 29th, 2024 at 14:59 UTC »

Imagine being so goddamn stupid that you can read a milionaire posting all caps rants whining about how unfair his life and his porn star hush money trial are and think "yes. This is the man that I want to have the nuclear button".

spiritfiend on May 29th, 2024 at 14:49 UTC »

> THE GREATEST CASE I’VE EVER SEEN FOR RELIANCE ON COUNSEL, AND JUDGE MERCHAN WILL NOT, FOR WHATEVER REASON, LET ME USE THAT AS A DEFENSE IN THIS RIGGED TRIAL.

Article omits the key fact that reliance on counsel defense negates attorney client privilege and would require the defendant to testify exactly what counsel they received from their lawyer. This would allow the prosecutor to cross-examine the defendant.

The reason Trump didn't isn't because the judge forbade it. He can't take the stand because he doesn't have an honest defense for what he did. He would only incriminate himself further if he took the stand.