President Joe Biden vehemently objected to a comparison made between himself and former President Donald Trump during an interview on MSNBC. The comparison, which included an accusation of “genocide” and the insinuation that Biden is worse than Trump, was brought up by MSNBC host Jonathan Capehart during an exclusive interview.
Capehart referenced a quote from a New York Times column where Dawud Walid, the head of Michigan CAIR, expressed discontent, stating, “As bad as Mr. Trump’s rhetoric was, and him putting a travel ban on five Muslim countries, he wasn’t overseeing and actively arming a genocide.”
During the interview, Capehart presented this sentiment to President Biden, suggesting it was widely shared. Biden pushed back, disputing the assertion:
Jonathan Capehart: You’re heading to Michigan, where more than 100,000 people voted uncommitted in the primary to protest your handling of the situation in Gaza. Some have said they will never vote for you. One individual told Charles Blow of The New York Times, and I’m quoting, “as bad as Mr. Trump’s rhetoric was, and him putting a travel ban on five Muslim countries, he wasn’t overseeing and actively arming a genocide.”
Those are tough words. What’s your response to that widely shared sentiment?
President Joe Biden: It’s not widely shared! You guys make judgments you don’t — you’re not capable of making! That’s not what all those people said!
What they said was they’re very upset. And I don’t blame them for being upset. There are families, there there are people who are dying! They want something done about it! And they’re saying, “Joe, do something, do something.”
But the idea that they all think it’s genocide is just not — that’s a different situation.
Look, I can fully understand, and can’t you? You have a family member there, a family member. Families are, come from a family that that is still isolated there and may be victimized. It’s understandable they feel that way. And that’s why I’m doing everything I can to try to stop it.
