Michigan lawmaker says Gaza should be approached ‘like Nagasaki and Hiroshima’

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Michigan lawmaker says Gaza should be approached ‘like Nagasaki and Hiroshima’
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In response to a question from a constituent, Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Mich.) seemed to imply that nuclear weapons should be dropped on Gaza.

Rep. Tim Walberg , was answering a question from a constituent during a town hall in Dundee, Mich., on Monday, who asked about the“Why are we spending our money to build a port for them?” someone asks in the video.

“The full context underscores that this was not a literal statement, but a metaphor to show urgency to defeat these enemies swiftly,” he said. “Defeat Putin quick,” Walberg continued “Instead 80 percent in Ukraine being used for humanitarian purposes, it should be 80 to 100 percent to wipe out Russia — if that’s what we want to do.”Arab American and Muslim populations, with about 300,000 people who claim ancestry from the Middle East or North Africa, and the United States’ approach to the war has become a major political issue for 2024.

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