Senator McConnell Criticizes Rep. Tlaib and Fmr. Pres. Obama Comments on Israel-Hamas Conflict

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell criticizes recent comments made by Michigan Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib and former President Barack Obama about Israel and the plight of Palestinians in Gaza. Over the weekend, the former president told the Pod Save America podcast that the situation on the October 7 attacks on Israel were "horrific." However, he went on to say that "the occupation and what’s happening to Palestinians is unbearable" and that “nobody’s hands are clean,” adding that “all of us are complicit to some degree.” The Republican leader criticizes what he calls a "moral equivalence," saying that Hamas doesn't want peace with Israel but rather wants to eliminate it. close