President Joe Biden is raising eyebrows over what he claimed he told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
After his State of the Union address, Biden was caught on a hot mic talking about Israel’s war against Hamas.
“I told him, Bibi, and don’t repeat this, but you and I are going to have a ‘come to Jesus’ meeting,” the president said.
He added, “I’m on a hot mic here. Good. That’s good.”
Watch the video below:
President Biden: "I told him, Bibi, and don't repeat this, but you and I are going to have a ‘come to Jesus’ meeting."
— Sawyer Hackett (@SawyerHackett) March 8, 2024
“I’m on a hot mic here. Good. That’s good.” pic.twitter.com/KCgpbx4awf
Several commentators noted Netanyahu is Jewish and mocked Biden for his wording:
Telling Jews to come to Jesus is A+ diplomacy. https://t.co/raHHjyo75f
— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) March 8, 2024
Well that certainly would have reassured the Prime Minister of the world's only Jewish state. https://t.co/Dhdrl1gDFg
— Omri Ceren (@omriceren) March 8, 2024
Just imagine if George W. Bush were to tell the Israeli leader that they were going to have a "come to Jesus' meeting"? It would be all over the media, comedy, etc. The double standard is alive and strong. https://t.co/HAUusLSRAk
— Brian Flood 🌵 (@blflood) March 8, 2024
Good, forced conversion is the least of what Benjamin Netanyahu deserves. https://t.co/taUvauR36V
— Jack Walsh (@JackWaltimore) March 8, 2024
Saying you’re going to have a “come to Jesus meeting” with a Jew is WILD 😂 https://t.co/RnSsOzbmq5
— Matt vs. the relentlessness of entropy (@mcs_phd) March 8, 2024
WTF. Who says that to the leader of the world's only Jewish state? https://t.co/yQasIw6a0V
— Ed Morrissey (@EdMorrissey) March 8, 2024
Telling the Jewish Israeli prime minister to “come to Jesus” is quite a move. https://t.co/IkxSLJ6eZV
— Joshua Claybourn (@JoshuaClaybourn) March 8, 2024
Can’t wait for the update on how this goes! https://t.co/QKgty0gLTZ
— Anya Parampil (@anyaparampil) March 8, 2024
During his speech, Biden said Israel has an “added burden” in how it conducts it war against Hamas because it “hides and operates among the civilian population like cowards — under hospitals, day care centers and all the like. There’s also a fundamental responsibility, though, to protect innocent civilians in Gaza.”
