So, the young climate cultists that back Biden, who rarely practice what they preach, are also supporters of a US State Department designated terrorist organization, hate Jews, and want to see Israel wiped off the map? And these are voters Biden needs? Huh
Biden needs his young climate activists. But they’re angry about the war in Gaza.
President Joe Biden’s attempt to lock down many of the young, climate-minded voters who supported him in the last election is running aground over the war between Israel and Hamas.
Biden promised to be the “climate president” when he won the White House four years ago — and he’s making fresh attempts to woo green activists again, including by taking the dramatic step of halting new permits for natural gas exports. But that message is in danger of being drowned out as many of those youthful environmentalists voice their frustration with Biden’s refusal to demand an immediate cease-fire in Gaza.
The climate president who jumps in a fossil fueled helicopter to go across the river to the airport, jump in a jumbo jet to fly to Delaware, followed by a backup jumbo jet and fighter jets, then a big fossil fueled convoy.
The tension over Biden’s climate outreach is just one example of the growing divide between the president and his progressive base over his staunch support for Israel — a dynamic that is also ripping across issues such as race and abortion rights. Polls show that younger voters are disproportionately likely to support both aggressive climate action and the rights of the Palestinians, complicating Biden’s efforts to get them to flock to the polls for him in November.
Pro-cease-fire outbursts have interrupted a series of public appearances by Biden and his aides in recent weeks, including a climate speech Tuesday by USAID Administrator Samantha Power where someone in the audience urged her to “resign and speak up.” (snip)
Biden’s foreign policy challenge will grow tougher in the coming days as his administration contemplates a military response to last week’s drone strike in Jordan that killed three U.S. service members. Any reprisal for that attack — which the U.S. has blamed on the Iranian-backed Islamic Resistance in Iraq — could add to the turmoil of a region roiled by Hamas’ deadly Oct. 7 attack on Israel and the ensuing Israeli war in Gaza.
Wait, so his support from his unhinged base will be worse because Biden responds to Iranian backed terrorist groups attacking, harming, and killing Americans? Great base there, Joe!
Now Biden’s team is attempting something of a reset with his climate base. Last week, when the administration announced its pause on gas export permits, the White House described the move as an answer to pleas from “younger people” who want the U.S. to more aggressively shift off the fossil fuels that are heating the planet.
Yeah, well, we’ll see just how well they take it when their already high cost of living goes up more and mom and dad demand rent to cover the higher cost of energy.
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