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Biden staffers admit what we all knew: White House lied about ceasefire efforts (mondoweiss.net)

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There were many disheartening moments during the 2024 U.S. presidential campaign for progressives who support Palestinian rights. Yet few were quite as deflating as that moment when the ostensibly progressive, leading member of The Squad, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stood at the podium at the Democratic National Convention and told the audience that then-Vice President Kamala Harris was “working tirelessly to secure a ceasefire in Gaza and bring the hostages home.”

We knew she was lying. AOC herself knew she was lying. But it was just the message that the crowd—who were more than eager to show their support for the Democrats despite the party’s utter refusal to allow even the most conciliatory and moderate Palestinian voice to be heard—wanted to hear, and they ate it up.

The utterly shameless nature of the lie has now been confirmed by no less than nine officials from Joe Biden’s administration and reported on by Israel’s own Channel 13 news program, Hamakor, which, aptly, translates as “The Source.”

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I assume these stories are designed to try and turn people against AOC more than Biden.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago

If you read the article it actually argues that we shouldn't give up on AOC, despite the lie, because although it was disingenuous, that's just the nature of politicians. She's still one of the best the Dems have got. I don't know why folks are going into deflection and denial mode over it, it was an obvious lie at the time and now it's confirmed. The Dems don't get a free pass here, any more than the orange man.