WH Spox Smacks Down Question About ‘Insensitive’ View of Civilian Casualties in Gaza With Surprising Clarity

The Biden administration has had a lot of failures during its nearly three years in office.

But you have to give them credit for mostly getting the messaging right when it comes to 🇮🇱Israel.

On Thursday, White House spokesman John Kirby was asked about President Joe Biden raising doubts about the number of deaths being released by the so-called Palestinian Health Ministry — also known as Hamas — and his statement that innocent civilians will die in the war and that it is the price of war.

Kirby was asked if that sentiment was “insensitive’ and whether Biden would apologize for those comments.

You wouldn’t expect a spokesperson for the president to respond with something like, “You’re right. My boss was incredibly offensive, and he should apologize.”

Still, Kirby’s answer was surprising for how strong it was in rejecting the premise of the question in light of the mounting pressure for a cease-fire.

“No. What’s harsh is the way Hamas is using people as human shields. What’s harsh is taking a couple of hundred hostages and leaving families anxious, waiting, and worrying to figure out where their loved ones are,” he began.

Watch the video below:

Kirby went on:

“What’s harsh, is dropping in on a music festival and slaughtering a bunch of young people just trying to enjoy an afternoon. I could go on and on. That’s what’s harsh. That is what’s harsh and being honest about the fact that there have been civilian casualties and that there likely will be more is being honest, because that’s what war is. It’s brutal. It’s ugly. It’s messy. I’ve said that before, the president also said that yesterday. Doesn’t mean we have to like it.”