{"id":2241304,"date":"2024-05-09T19:32:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T23:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vulnerable-democrat-tester-joins-fetterman-in-blasting-biden-for-israel-betrayal\/"},"modified":"2024-05-09T19:35:14","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T23:35:14","slug":"vulnerable-democrat-tester-joins-fetterman-in-blasting-biden-for-israel-betrayal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vulnerable-democrat-tester-joins-fetterman-in-blasting-biden-for-israel-betrayal\/","title":{"rendered":"Democratic Senator Tester, along with Fetterman, criticizes Biden over Israel stance"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvulnerable-democrat-tester-joins-fetterman-in-blasting-biden-for-israel-betrayal%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2241304&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Sen. Jon Tester\u200c (D-MT) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pentagon-pauses-plan-to-offer-vaccines-to-guantanamo-bay-detainees\/\" title=\"Pentagon Pauses Plan To Offer Vaccines To Guantanamo Bay Detainees\">voiced opposition<\/a> \u200dto President Biden&#8217;s threat to \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-leaders-thwart-leftist-attempt-to-delay-military-assistance-to-israel\/\" title=\"Dem Leaders Thwart Leftist Attempt To Delay Military Assistance to Israel\">withhold military <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"Trump taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">aid<\/a><\/a> to Israel, \u200bdistancing himself in a crucial Senate race. Fellow Democrat Sen. Fetterman also criticized Biden&#8217;s stance.\u2064 In contrast, Sen. Baldwin supported Biden&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-spike-in-florida-coronavirus-cases-despite-no-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"No Spike in Florida Coronavirus Cases Despite No Mask Mandate\">move<\/a>, aligning aid with values. Concerns arise over Palestinian refugee\u200d resettlement in the U.S., drawing\u200b mixed reactions from lawmakers.\u2062 Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) and Sen. Fetterman oppose Biden&#8217;s aid cut to Israel. \u2064Sen. Baldwin supports Biden&#8217;s decision, linking aid to values. Debate surrounds\u2062 Palestinian \u2064refugee resettlement in the \u2062U.S., \u200dsparking \u2062varied \u200clawmaker responses.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jon-tester\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Jon Tester\">Jon Tester<\/a> (D-MT) was among the few Democratic critics who emerged on Thursday in opposition to President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\u2019s\">Joe Biden\u2019s<\/a> threat to withhold military aid to Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Tester, up for reelection this November in a battleground Senate race that could determine control of the chamber, distanced himself from Biden\u2019s attempt to dissuade Israeli Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/benjamin-netanyahu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Benjamin Netanyahu\">Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> from launching a new military offensive in Gaza amid concerns of civilian casualties.<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s warning that he would hold back a shipment of 2,000-pound bombs comes just weeks after he signed into law a bill passed by Congress with new military assistance for Israel, which Tester voted for.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe should give it to them,\u201d Tester told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. \u201cCongress passed the bill. Congressional intent was to give it to them. He should continue to put pressure on [Netanyahu] to better target what he\u2019s doing, but he should give it to them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), once a darling among progressives who has since soured among the party\u2019s base over his staunch Israel support, also disapproved of Biden\u2019s threats.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t support it,\u201d he told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. \u201cNo conditions. That\u2019s what I\u2019ve been saying from the beginning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fetterman added that he was not \u201cin a position to undermine the president,\u201d as Republicans search for ways to pressure Biden to drop his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-drops-plan-to-track-chinese-communist-influence-in-american-schools-report\/\" title=\"Biden Drops Plan To Track Chinese Communist Influence In American Schools: Report\">influence campaign<\/a> over the U.S. ally.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast to Tester and Fetterman, Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) indicated that she backed Biden\u2019s controversial move, despite also facing a tough reelection.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe that our aid must be used in line with our values,\u201d she told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration is also reportedly considering allowing a narrow subset of Palestinian refugees to come to the United States, such as those with family connections in America who already have legal status. The possibility has drawn backlash from mostly GOP senators but also some vulnerable Democrats seeking to put space between themselves and Biden\u2019s policies in an election year.<\/p>\n<p>That included Tester, who told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> it \u201cmakes more sense to resettle them in countries around the region because it\u2019s just better that way.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) leaves the chamber on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, as the Senate prepares to advance the $95 billion aid legislation for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan passed by the House at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Baldwin told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> she had limited knowledge about the administration\u2019s plans but suggested she would \u201cfully approve\u201d welcoming Palestinian children to the U.S. who are seeking medical help.<\/p>\n<p>Her response appeared to be a step backward from a prior statement to <em>Politico<\/em>, in which the Wisconsin Democrat said: \u201cThe U.S. has a proud tradition of sheltering innocent civilians fleeing war and persecution while also ensuring Americans\u2019 safety.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Baldwin\u2019s position was panned by Republicans, including her GOP opponent, Eric Hovde.<\/p>\n<p>Hovde called Baldwin\u2019s position \u201cunbelievable\u201d and suggested that any refugees brought to America could become U.S. citizens and pave the way for radicalized family members to follow.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow you want to jeopardize our national security and put that financial burden on the people of Wisconsin, to bring people that are totally radicalized, that hate America and want to see the destruction of America, into our own state is inconceivable,\u201d he said a video statement.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Senate Republicans\u2019 campaign arm also dinged Baldwin and accused her of being \u201cafraid\u201d to offend pro-Palestinian liberals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt a time when pro-Hamas Palestinians are chanting \u2018Death to America,\u2019 Tammy Baldwin thinks it\u2019s a good idea to bring them to Wisconsin,\u201d National Republican Senatorial Committee spokesperson Tate Mitchell said. \u201cBaldwin is so afraid of offending the anti-Israel, anti-American, radical fringes of her party that she is willing to put our country\u2019s security at risk.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) stood out as a Democratic critic on Thursday, opposing President Biden&#8217;s move to withhold military aid to Israel. Tester, facing a crucial reelection in a battleground Senate race, distanced himself from Biden&#8217;s stance while the outcome could affect control of the chamber<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3108,"featured_media":2241305,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24114773445832.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2241304","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24114773445832.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2241304","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2241304"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2241304\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2241305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2241304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2241304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2241304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}