Balint Votes No on Israel Aid: A ‘More Complete Conversation’ Needed

RUSH TRANSCRIPT MOHYELDIN First ░░░░░░░░ to our viewers why ░░░░░░░░ specifically chose to vote ░░░░░░░░ on this bill and ░░░░░░░░ or not this was ░░░░░░░░ difficult or an easy ░░░░░░░░ for you BALINT So ░░░░░░░░ did vote no and ░░░░░░░░ voted no because I ░░░░░░░░ strongly that there needs ░░░░░░░░ be a more complete ░░░░░░░░ happening right now around ░░░░░░░░ and the war in ░░░░░░░░ And what I ve ░░░░░░░░ from speaking deeply with ░░░░░░░░ constituents back home is ░░░░░░░░ most of my constituents ░░░░░░░░ Israel they support Israel ░░░░░░░░ a sovereign Jewish state ░░░░░░░░ want to make sure ░░░░░░░░ is safe and secure ░░░░░░░░ they also cannot stomach ░░░░░░░░ has been happening in ░░░░░░░░ s war against Gaza ░░░░░░░░ we have to hold ░░░░░░░░ things and I felt ░░░░░░░░ that okaying offensive military ░░░░░░░░ right now would be ░░░░░░░░ to greenlight what would ░░░░░░░░ happening in Rafah Netanyahu ░░░░░░░░ not been secret about ░░░░░░░░ plans to invade Rafah ░░░░░░░░ know that there s ░░░░░░░░ 1 million Palestinians sheltering ░░░░░░░░ And I didn t ░░░░░░░░ like it was an ░░░░░░░░ for us to give ░░░░░░░░ to what so many ░░░░░░░░ are feeling right now ░░░░░░░░ want the United States ░░░░░░░░ push Israel towards peace ░░░░░░░░ although we also made ░░░░░░░░ strong statement regarding the ░░░░░░░░ we want the hostages ░░░░░░░░ we want a lasting ░░░░░░░░ fire we felt like ░░░░░░░░ was an opportunity to ░░░░░░░░ a very strong statement ░░░░░░░░ how there needs to ░░░░░░░░ a course correction when ░░░░░░░░ comes to Netanyahu s ░░░░░░░░ in Gaza.”