- Michigan will hold its primaries on Tuesday
- Activists ‘untiedly’ support the Democratic vote instead of Biden
- Tlaib said she was “proud” to cast her vote on Tuesday
‘Squad’ member Rashida Tlaib voted ‘uncommitted’ over President Joe Biden as she rejected policies she said were funding America’s ‘genocide’.
Tlaib posted a video to bringing the war between Israel and Hamas. and demand a ceasefire.
“I was proud to walk in today and pull a Democratic ballot and vote uncommitted,” the Michigan Democrat and Palestinian American lawmaker said in videowhich she photographed while walking from below.
“President Biden doesn’t hear us. This is the way we can use our democracy to say, ‘listen. Listen to Michiga,” she said, using the slogan of one of the groups encouraging the effort.
‘No more wars. We should no longer use our dollars to finance a genocide,” she said.
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) cast her vote for “uncommitted” instead of President Joe Biden as she accused the US of aiding “genocide” against the Palestinians. She posted a video after voting
Supporters of the effort say they have set a goal of 10,000 people voting “uncommitted.”
Some Biden allies say the effort could send a message without hurting the 81-year-old presidents. Others say it could jeopardize his prospects in a state he must win to defeat Donald Trump.
Numerous Arab-American voters DailyMail.com spoke to at a polling station in Dearborn, Michigan, said they supported the “uncommitted” effort, and some said they were so furious with Biden that they would support Donald Trump.
Jamileh Karkaba is a driving instructor who immigrated to the US from Lebanon decades ago.
President Joe Biden discussed talks for a temporary ceasefire Monday while having ice cream with “Late Night” host Seth Meyers in New York
Jamileh Karkaba is a driving instructor who immigrated to the US from Lebanon and said Biden is ‘doing nothing for us’ and plans to switch her support to Donald Trump after voting ‘uncommitted’
Issat Tahan, a plumber originally from Jerusalem, whispered to a reporter that he voted for Biden and not for ‘voluntary’
The Michigan primaries are Tuesday. Biden has minimal opposition, but is struggling with the protest movement
Particularly in Hamtramck and Dearborn, where large numbers of Arab-Americans live, many voters planned to “voluntarily” vote in the Democratic primaries.
“I want Republicans now because Biden is doing nothing for us,” she said. “He is helping Israel kill our people.”
She said she came to vote on the Democratic ballot uncommitted but will pull the lever for Trump in November, saying she felt “so comfortable” when he was in power.
But she is at a loss for words about Trump’s 2016 Muslim ban, which she says bothers her.
“I don’t know what to say about that, 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 ‘untethered’. I have my opinion. Even in the war that is killing thousands of people: ‘He did his best. “There’s nothing he can do about it,” he said.
He said he liked Biden calling for a temporary ceasefire. “Thank God he will stop the war,” he said.
