“It should be like Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Get itover quick,” U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg says in a video circulating on social media,referencing the Japanese cities that the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on atthe end of World War II.
By Melissa Nann Burke, The Detroit NewsRep. Tim Walberg, R- Mich., looks on during a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol on May 19, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
Walberg, a Republican from Lenawee County, also is heard in the video speaking out against humanitarian aid for those in the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian territory on the brink of famine after more than five months of Israel’s war against Hamas, the militant group that set off the conflict with its Oct. 7 attack on Israeli citizens, killing 1,200 and taking 240 hostages.
Speaking to a group of people in the video, Walberg appears to be responding to a question about the U.S. spending its tax dollars to build a port off the coast of Gaza to more quickly deliver humanitarian aid — an initiative President Joe Biden announced in his State of the Union address earlier this month.
“Threatening to use, suggesting the use of, or, God forbid actually using nuclear weapons, are unacceptable tactics of war in the 21st Century,” wrote Stevens, a strong supporter of Israel. “As W.J. Hennigan recently & accurately described for the NYT, the use of nuclear weapons creates hell on earth.”“This is a reprehensible thing for anyone to suggest, especially an elected official and someone who considers himself a man of faith,” Slotkin said in a statement. “Rep.
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