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Maher Clashes With Jake Sullivan After Most Senate Dems Turn On Israel
Bill Maher, hosting former Biden national security advisor Jake Sullivan, pointed out the virtually complete Democratic Senate opposition to the state of Israel, noting that only seven Democratic senators voted against a measure blocking the sale of military equipment to Israel.
On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate voted on Joint Resolutions of Disapproval introduced by Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) to block specific military sales to Israel, including $295 million for military bulldozers and $152 million for 1,000-pound bombs.
A record 40 members of the Democratic caucus (85%) voted to block the sales, while seven Democratic senators voted with the Republican majority to oppose the measures. These seven senators were: Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) Kirsten Gillibrand (NY), John Fetterman (PA) Richard Blumenthal (CT), Chris Coons (DE), Jacky Rosen (NV), and Catherine Cortez Masto (NV).
“The Senate rejected a measure to block the sale of military equipment to Israel,” Maher noted. “I wouldn’t know what that means unless I stopped and thought about it. What it means is this: it is a Democratic idea. This is Bernie Sanders. This is the Democrats wanting to stop — and this is not charity to Israel. This is the sale of military equipment. This is the Democrats saying, we’re not going to sell Israel any more military equipment. Seven Democrats joined the Republicans in shooting this down. So Israel has seven Democratic allies left in the Senate.”
“Well, first of all, it’s not just Bernie Sanders. As you know, it’s 40 Democrats who voted for this,” Sullivan replied.
“That’s right. Only seven allies,” Maher responded.
“It was pretty straightforward. I talked to a number of them before the vote. I think they did the right thing. Why? Because the president of the United States —”
“Who did the right thing?” Maher interjected.
“Those 40 Democrats,” Sullivan answered.
“The 40?” Maher said incredulously
“Yeah, because the president of the United States and the prime minister of Israel brought the United States into a war that basically was misbegotten from the beginning, which cost American credibility, cost American lives and cost American families at the gas pump.’ Sullivan claimed. “And basically, those Democrats shouldn’t vote for anything that supports that war, including more weapons to Israel. I think that’s just a basic proposition. If you are not wanting to support the U. S. and Israel continuing the war in Iran, you shouldn’t be voting to send more weapons to Israel. I think that that is the right approach for those 40 Democrats to take.”
“Well, I see why Biden lost,” Maher fired back.
BILL MAHER: “Israel has 7 Democratic allies left in the Senate.”
“This is the Democrats saying, we’re not going to sell Israel any more military equipment.”
JAKE SULLIVAN: “40 Democrats who voted for this.”
MAHER: “That’s right. Only 7 allies.”
SULLIVAN: “I talked to a number… pic.twitter.com/pTHCa94adn
— The Vigilant Fox