However, as we approach January 20 and his ignominious exit from the Oval Office, the Very Serious People in our mainstream media continue to ignore one key factor in Biden’s fall from grace: the US-backed slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza.
Yes, Biden’s complicity in the Gaza genocide cost him and his party tremendous support with key Democratic constituencies, from young voters, to Black pastors, to Muslim and Arab-American communities in swing states
Biden delivers remarks on the recently announced ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas while joined by Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Jan. 15, 2025, in Washington, DC. Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
There are a plethora of much-discussed reasons as to why Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. will not be sworn in for a second term as president of the United States next week. His age and mental incompetence, for example; not to mention the catastrophic TV debate that exposed his mental incompetence to over 50 million viewers. There was the painful spike in inflation in 2022 from which he and his administration never fully recovered. And the online propaganda war waged against him by the world’s richest man. The sitting president was also one of multiple elected victims of a post-COVID anti-incumbency wave across the democratic world.
However, as we approach January 20 and his ignominious exit from the Oval Office, the Very Serious People in our mainstream media continue to ignore one key factor in Biden’s fall from grace: the US-backed slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza.
Yes, Biden’s complicity in the Gaza genocide cost him and his party tremendous support with key Democratic constituencies, from young voters, to Black pastors, to Muslim and Arab-American communities in swing states.
Don’t take my word for it. Here’s what Biden’s own ambassador to Israel, Jack Lew, said in his exit interview with the Times of Israel earlier this week: “Standing with Israel for these past 15 months, with huge opposition in the media, in parts of his own party, you could argue that it contributed to making his challenge for reelection insurmountable.
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