State Department Official Has Testy Back-And-Forth With Reporter Over US Military Aid To Israel

State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller was asked about continued US support for Israel despite reports of human rights violations by the IDF.
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[@moldymush]

What a clown he is

[@scottmorton1202]

He's a weasel.

[@Uncanny_Mountain]

_"Its not Authoritarian Communism if you're a Patriotic Fascist forming a Lynch Mob"_ Now is the time to Demand a Party of Peace: *Govt by People's Referenda, Single Issue Citizen Initiated Referendums with 70/30 split mean Communities can vote their own laws, by Mascot Candidates or Occupation of the Capitals. Make it an annual March every Oct 14 under a single white flag* 🏳️ 🙏 copy/share #DECOLONISE 🕊️

[@merciakhalil9735]

You wrote what I was going to write.

[@Farokudagelap]

Clowns are funny Dr Joseph Goebbels was not.

[@yasirkhan6455]

accurate representation of America!

[@gerrymacmanus]

How many lies can this man tell?

[@eudyptes5046]

How many stars are in the sky?

[@IronChin100]

​@@eudyptes5046😂 that was a good one.

[@-JJ--]

They're exposed no one believes them anymore

[@Uncanny_Mountain]

Yes

[@sharonrichards1627]

@jj, The idiots on Yahoo still buy into it.

[@Dronninga666]

Go girl!! Best question ever!!

[@Uncanny_Mountain]

The best question is who is in charge of semitism? And what is the definition of terrorism? In fact definitions for all their buzzwords would be helpful Including the term Incitement to Genocide and Blame the Victim

[@freddavis-ry2ly]

War criminals! Liars!

[@lbs7774]

At this point they passed from war criminals to directly being terrorists.

[@ru76224]

The problem is, Matt does not know how to tell the truth, he's job is to be deceitful.

[@DrVictorVasconcelos]

The worst part is that he probably thinks it's all for a good cause. The difference between war criminals and leaders of the US is that the latter sleep well at night. I heard a Brit who studied in the US and in the USSR say the most propagandistic school he went to was in the US. He said that as a middle schooler, the whole devotion go the flag and the anthem "creeped him out".

[@9UaYXxB]

Portrait of Machiavelli hangs in his State Department office, he pays it homage morning, noon, and night.

[@ayaman2762]

Any he's especially gifted for this task. After the Biden fall from power, what job can he get? Maybe the Israeli Hasbara can hire him.

[@bayzidahammed8614]

I thought the Naz!s no longer existed until I realized that they are rebranding themselves as the NAtional Zlonism of Israel.

[@paulwielgosz6046]

And fully enabled by the US war machine

[@kentexican5844]

Remember the needless deaths of the innocents in the Holocaust at the direction of Hitler. Always remember the cowardice of people that saw what was happening, knew it was wrong, but did nothing. The world will long remember the irony of it all and who the cowards are on this day. Shame on those that continue to commit collateral-murder and more shame upon those that enable this ongoing atrocity committed on the Palestinian people.

[@kentexican5844]

@@paulwielgosz6046 Fully enabled by the US war machine and the truth actively censored by Gov-Contracted KZbin Sensors, because at the end of the day, KZbin sensors fear the truth.

[@virgil4marvolo5crowl]

The Nazis lost to a way more brutal enemy called Zionists dear. Comparing Nazis to zionists is not fair to show the actual level of brutality of zionists. Plus the Nazis were oversold as villains , the Japanese did way worse , but that was needed to justify taking Palestine.

[@13ynysybwl]

Miriam Margolyes famous Jewish comedian has stated this idea. Completly agree

[@user-yf3gx3jd8o]

Lmfao....i can't believe the state dept thinks anyone believes them anymore 😅😅😅

[@WEF-Badger]

Correct from way way back

[@anwaralisayed9767]

The USA a country always at war!

[@siogbeagbideach]

Arpund 15yrs of not being involved in a war out of the close to 250yrs they've been a country!

[@anwaralisayed9767]

@@siogbeagbideach in those 15 years, there's a high probability they were playing proxy wars, toppling governments elsewhere, all in the name of democracy.

[@desireedebellis6766]

they are the worlds terrorsits.. I figured this out in the 4th grade and Im an old lady now

[@Uncanny_Mountain]

Now is the time to Demand a Party of Peace: *Govt by People's Referenda, Single Issue Citizen Initiated Referendums with 70/30 split mean Communities can vote their own laws, by Mascot Candidates or Occupation of the Capitals. Make it an annual March every Oct 14 under a single white flag* 🏳️ 🙏 copy/share #DECOLONISE 🕊️

[@forrestmalcom8351]

300 military bases all over the world 😮

[@humairakhan-islam4901]

Looting by armed gangs? Could he be referring to the settlers?!!!

[@denisehusbands5751]

Yes, note how his wording insinuates that it is the Palestinians and not the settlers.

[@Uncanny_Mountain]

It's called blame the victim and Accusations in a Mirror Incitement to genocide is a capital offence So is gaslighting about it

[@michaelm8806]

@@denisehusbands5751 which is a distortion that they (or the Israelis) fabricated

[@ishubaba4202]

My dear girl, under International Law the US is complicit in the crimes that are occurring in Gaza

[@bitrudder3792]

True. Especially in the way that they have funded terrorist group to, or somehow not being discussed as the actual perpetrators of the violence.

[@johnrodger5467]

Gaslighting Dracula

[@carroyo911]

He does look he could be a vampire...

[@IronChin100]

Count Chocula

[@majman92]

I totally agree. Why he isn't playing a role as Count Dracula in a new film instead of playing the role of a US government spokesman is beyond me.

[@luismiguelbalderrama]

Grown up Chiquidracula

[@Farmgoth]

Complicit. Hague time.

[@Sernival]

Lookup the "hague invasion act", the US has disregarded int. law for decades

[@davidcheung6404]

Nothing but lies

[@bongmistify]

NO ONE BELIEVES A WORD YOU SAY

[@mattgloyn3928]

There is no rafah crossing the israelis destroyed it .

[@mlys7184]

Talked so much... said nothing

[@zeppelin1qaz]

Israel tells the US what to do and the US' job is to do what it's told.

[@Uncanny_Mountain]

Holy Roman Empire* (The Original Reich)

[@GordonEngels]

Miller actually said he did not know about the Hannibal Directive so it's impossible to believe this stooge.

[@13ynysybwl]

maybe he should read up on it enough info on google and he has got a Phd

[@hamidkhan3116]

He( Mathew Miller)is arguing like LIKUD PARTY'S leader

[@Cui-bono987]

So aptly said.

[@maypen-w4y]

Coincidence?

[@Yellow_dc2]

When he says looting by armed gangs is he referring to the Israelis as they are the ones who are armed..

[@user-tu1oq3yk2u]

Are you saying the Palestinians have no arms?

[@jeddafakee91]

​@user-tu1oq3yk2u they certainly don't have enough.... October 7th was a terrible thing yes hamas committed terror but Israel also scorched the earth. We should still think about what Israel did before it and after it so it is clear to is why there is even a Hamas or Oct 7th in the first place. It's a reaction to permanent Israeli policy

[@guthrie_the_wizard]

I’m so ashamed of our country’s unconditional support of genocide. 😔

[@hatilloguitar]

it is crazy the amount of money we are wasting in this horror.

[@bogumilaskowron2680]

Yes,I always wonder why usa always sent billions to israel

[@maypen-w4y]

But the pier was a good investment 😮

[@preciousguineapigs3229]

“Maybe if I lie long enough they will forget the question, I’ll sprinkle small amounts of truth too; I’m expected to answer, diversion works well and I have a PhD in deception!”

[@sherrysnyder4195]

Vampire

[@FunnyBunny-pd5xx]

Thanks for the laugh. I can see the dracula-like features.

[@zerocool5395]

"Get me the guy that looks like Dracula, it's not a joke. C'mon man!"

[@sherrysnyder4195]

@@zerocool5395 ;)

[@Uncanny_Mountain]

Holy Roman Empire* (The Original Reich)

[@A-_-A-_-2130]

So what did their involvement for humanitarian assistance achieve? NOTHING!!

[@johnniep405]

this guy is a pro liar. no need to listen to him.

[@bashbash3973]

He is worse when he opens his mouth.

[@jennifergottliebel-azhari149]

If the US has to work so hard as he says to convince Israel to allow in any humanitarian assistance...what does that say about Israel?

[@noahoc25]

"Were not gonna change one bit" says it all.

[@Johnny-Too-Bad]

Working hard at something without any progress for months. That's a feel good story for the US to tell.

[@cromana5574]

Did everything except put pressure on and stop sending bombs.

[@ZaleenaZaleena]

This guy pisses me off 😡

[@bschanneladdy]

ohh I now know what War criminal speech looks like.

[@thierrynolevaux9268]

They've lost control over their "dog of war."

[@user-vh5kf4ll1r]

This government has lost its way. A long time ago

[@mattster-nw2xn]

Next time, give the food before the weapons...

[@chuckyuan4569]

Disgusting

[@kaalay02]

the report asked a very good question but again he can't defend the truth with a lies, his eyes tells you everything about this monster.

[@robertogi680]

gotta give it to this man, trying to dodge all the bullets while at the same time defending the undefendable is very very hard

[@lesterdsouza7662]

No point speaking to an AI robot all answers are preprogramed

[@Ryka_Mac]

Count Dracula gaslighting the people

[@murraymadness4674]

This guy is worse than Bagdad Bob, who was saying the us has not invaded iraq as they were shooting their way into his building and he had to escape on camera.

[@maypen-w4y]

At least bagdad bob was funny

[@illuminarti1]

HOW CAN THAT MAN SMILILLE LIKE THAT

[@afzerzameer7372]

He's a phycopath

[@13ynysybwl]

thats a smile, see it and weep

[@iMeanWell857]

@@13ynysybwl of course, terrorists n demons have a long history of making people weep

[@TheMule1]

He is right though. The United States had to make Israel open gates. In the same sentence he is blaming Israel or at least showing they intended to use starvation as a weapon. And they keep blocking it as he said.

[@Ssalamanderr]

Yep, they could have been forcing Israel to allow aid in the whole time, but they didn’t until after they faced pressure because of the world kitchen attack. Very telling as to the USA’s actual motives and goals here

[@raazhard]

Lol what's the hair dryer sound? is that the sound of the quagmire machine printing contradictory propaganda? 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@hugh1951Thomson]

Usa cannot be allowed to get away with its complicity in this, If i elaborate too much comment will be deleted

[@Applied_Theory]

Has anyone spotted this guy telling the truth?

[@9UaYXxB]

He's Machiavellian to his marrow. He'd probably describe himself as a 'realist'. But anyone with eyes can discern he's utterly immoral and a mafioso.

[@blakewilson4762]

This will lead to real antisemitism.

[@hildaharkin]

He doesn’t know what he’s talking about. He’s only repeating what he has been told. And it’s not correct

[@esraaosama7141]

HE LOST LEGETMICY ALREADY

[@brucewayne2081]

oh so the US worked day and night for humanitarian assistance? really? and how many bombs did it supply? and why do we have a famine in the first place?

[@leedavis6000]

But but Russia.

[@user-oc3ro4kt4p]

the questions are more interesting than the answers

[@DrVictorVasconcelos]

When the technocrat who writes the report on whether Israel was embargoing aid quits because they feel like their report was sold out, you know you have a problem.

[@faffrin5216]

Super proud of this excellent British journalist, Hind Hassan.

[@theroogie]

She absolutely schooled him, and the short answer is no. Legitimacy is already lost

[@bradleybrazington385]

They already have lost their legitimacy

[@sultandogan7941]

Humanitarian aid people are being deliberately killed by the IDF....what aid is going through!!!!!

[@user-pf7tf3rf1u]

They changed the report. They broke the Leahy law.

[@awadbasil]

Unfortunately, we live in a world where monsters and criminals are our leaders

[@raygordon5458]

this whole administration is senile lol

[@luiswhatshisname7667]

Boycott NOW, BOYCOTT FOR EVER!

[@shanethomas6368]

“War crimes = roadblocks” … to this guy

[@TheStatisticalPizza]

So he's outright admitting that Israel is violating the law and his response is "yeah but they're trying" LOL

[@kevbrown2532]

Avoidance of the key question on arms. Never accepting or admitting that they are complicit in war crimes by supplying arms to Israel.

[@buixote]

Losing? Lost.

[@sindust150]

He speaks with fork tongue

[@TheNaturalust]

The absolute insanity and hypocrisy of talking seriously about working to supply humanitarian aid while you are providing the weapons that CAUSE that humanitarian crisis is bizarre! FU dude! How insulting!

[@michaelm8806]

He is a shameless professional liar. He’s as bad as Baghdad Bob was. He just vomits out lies in response to any challenging question.

[@SS-uw1ep]

Is america supposed to fall in order for israel to live?

[@Raf-gf7us]

This man has more blood on his hands than Dracula himself

[@MsDidi38]

He will look back on his role in this genocide and be very ashamed (we hope).

[@gregoryhillis3420]

"working with our partners in the region." Would be comical were it not so genuinely tragic. Matthew Miller: the State Department smirking grim reaper.

[@juanvaladez5703]

Nothing but lies. May all corruption be exposed. God is with us. ✝️🔥🕊️☪️

[@TonyFarley-pv3nk]

And then next time you can go to that podium you can go to say this is what they're denying the availability of the provided

[@HnH1369]

Didn’t expect Forbes to post this

[@DawnAlRayyan-mv9mq]

Not even worth words! Shameful

[@Hiptoys]

Interesting, how about UNRWA?!

[@Stevenxyz9999]

How can this liar stand there and say it’s been slow when there has not been a single truck in for past 3 months. Buying them time to starve them to death. He is disgus.ting

[@Fellowtellurian]

The State Department does bot serve the U.S. people or U.S. interests.

[@karttar341]

This guy should be jailed alongside netanyahu, Blinken, and Geno Joe. They made the genocide easy.

[@9UaYXxB]

Absolutely. Miller is a war criminal on the most profound level.

[@ItsLin-ye4cn]

Double standards are mind blowing

[@Yeah_sure_]

76 years- how you wonder it got to this point..? “Complex” just tell any police officer or lawyer if you need to get away with any crime “it’s complex” see what happens.

[@marcelkuch4534]

They think we are stupid.

[@9UaYXxB]

They think we are irrelevant.

[@Sarson72]

On legitimacy. They cannot lose something they never had.

[@The-Man-Right-Chea]

This guy makes my stomach turn from his lies and disregard for Palestinian lives 🤨🤨🤨🤨

[@waynesmith7874]

More Bullshit

[@zurichkunst3615]

Evil personified …

[@blitz8702]

Crimes and lies never ending

[@boubakeurdebbache9995]

This guy is the spoks man of Israel

[@samsunnahar9175]

WAR CRIMINAL IS GREAT LIAR.

[@user-vg2ge1lx6j]

War criminals

[@blazebartoli5887]

Shame on the USA

[@matthewpeterson1784]

Matthew Miller is evil

[@nazimkhan2066]

What a lot of lies!

[@msayed25]

this guy and the likes only deserve the brave Iraqi salute from journalists with such complicity.

[@Jibskie]

This guy is an expert of lying

[@davidconnor8062]

SEND AMERICAN TROOPS IN TO DELIVER AID and STOP WASTING TIME

[@momoszabong]

Armed Israeli gangs is what he means, as they are the only one's on camera doing it

[@user-eo3gb1cq9d]

What a lie he no so well Israel don't allow humanitarian aid to come in does he think we so stupid i feel the journalists must be more hard on this liars

[@user-vh5kf4ll1r]

Everyone of these people are not necessarily. Defund the pentagon