Sen. Bernie Sanders (I‑VT) reiterated his concerns that President Joe Biden‘s handling of the war in Gaza will hurt his support with young voters and the Democratic Party base.
Sanders’s continued concerns come despite actions he has recently taken threatening to withhold weapons from Israel if they go forward with a military operation in Rafah — the final Hamas stronghold in Gaza. The Vermont senator commended the president’s threats toward Israel but echoed his worries about support for the war, while speaking on NBC News’s Meet the Press on Sunday.
“I certainly support the president saying that it is absurd to provide Israel with 2000-pound bombs, which could level an entire square block in the midst of Rafah, which is an incredibly densely populated area — so the president is clearly right,” Sanders said. “What I worry about is that this war in Gaza right now is not only strongly opposed by young people, but a whole lot of people in the Democratic base.”
“Look, I am strongly supporting the president because many domestic issues he has do …