US official’s spectacular U-turn on Lebanon ceasefire, gets grief from reporters | Janta Ka Reporter

US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller on Tuesday surprised everyone by rejecting the ceasefire offer in Lebanon. This was a spectacular U-turn by the Biden administration given that only last week it was calling for a 21-day truce in the region.
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[@gcmlrd12]

Israeli Deputy of State. This piece of stuff should be arrested ASAP . Traitor! Liar! Criminal!

[@813infinityfilms123]

$ionists control the US political class and the US is no longer sovereign in it's foreign policy!

[@Sayjay540]

😮

[@mariamuamwayi2338]

Exactly,he seems working for Isreal more than his country

[@PEEMONEY8]

The Western Complicity is Disgusting SMH

[@Think_about_it777]

💯✅

[@BeeRoyLee]

It’s not the citizen, it’s the corrupt politicians. Hopefully your country will learn from our mistakes.

[@adrieljaquez156]

It ain’t America first rodeo !

[@-JJ--]

This man is disgusting why even listen to him when everyone knows he's full of crap

[@Markadown]

As disgusting as it is, it gets these shitbags on the record.

[@5675492]

he looks like Count Dracula

[@lindanurdreamz]

Seems he has a THIRST FOR BLOOD TOO!!

[@junominame2490]

So people who don't know could see him and this administration expose themselves. The whole world is taking note.

[@rottenheavenly6245]

He cares more about his facial makeup looking like some find of gay clown then he does about Muslims in the Middle East

[@akeleven]

How convenient to turn an argument about why we're giving money to Israel into an argument about the exact total. Don't let him get away with it. Don't laugh at his stupid jokes!

[@l3eatalphal3eatalpha]

Yes: 'I don't know the number, but it isn't that one'

[@akeleven]

How convenient to say you want a diplomatic solution when you know that Israel kills the diplomats when they accept the diplomatic solution!

[@machsimillian14]

The taking part in his jokes is infuriating.

[@Bonescratcher]

Exactly. Whether it’s $3B or $23B the question is why we allow them to commit war crimes with that money

[@kingsman8475]

@@akeleven Bram Stoker would be disappointed in his creation.

[@FenrirFluffyFreyja]

What Miller is saying is that the occupiers are allowed to have weapons and military at the borders, but no other nations are allowed.

[@agnikollias6678]

Free Palestine 🇵🇸 Free Lebanon 🇱🇧 Freedom from Zonists to the whole world 🌎

[@o.z.p.]

AIPAC needs to be registered as foreign agent.

[@checo8187]

Isn't that antisemetic? 🤣🤣

[@CaptRohmer]

One day justice will come. Hopefully we get to see it

[@kayodemodupeojo]

We will

[@DB-qo2nj]

Love that the journalist are pushing back on the utter hypocrisy and idiocy.

[@Bgazader]

I know. I have been praying for them to get a grip and make him stop gaslighting us. The briefings are having the opposite effect to let us know we are already in a world war and my country is complicit in terrorism and genocide. Now what? God’s will be done. I’m not afraid.

[@BurroGirl]

I just wish the journalists would push harder against the nonsense answers the State Department gives.

[@geraldjones8010]

So he can't speak on behalf of the Israel government but he is giving orders on what should happen inside Lebanese government?

[@BurroGirl]

The contradictions flow out en masse.

[@reabetswekhiba7551]

It’s incredible 😂😂😂

[@janethalikas7477]

And Israel has never followed any UN resolutions against them. Hypocrisy at its best.

[@rayChothia]

Why are the journalists not asking him that relevant question he keeps on harping on1701

[@Chris-wz5yd]

"America has a big heart" ?. Is this a sick joke.

[@kthagetaway]

He looked like he realized how insane that sounded

[@Mervin-e7n]

God don't love evil . The big heart will come slowly but surely. See what's happening with the weather in the U.S.

[@junominame2490]

Yes it was. That's why he himself laughed.

[@HMG2119]

They’re all sickos. You can just tell by the way they answer and behave. None of them have any moral compass whatsoever, they don’t care about their own countrymen either.

[@daisybugzy]

🐂💩💯

[@craigoneill2216]

They want an American backed president in Lebanon

[@checo8187]

Yup, that’s essentially true for any nation with oil

[@RAYLAU-ql1fr]

This dude is talking about Lebanon like it's one of the US' provinces.

[@rachael_grey]

"You don't want to. That's why you won't answer." Love Matt Lee.

[@iello911]

this disgusting ghoul is really hard to stand; how do those reporters keep being so polite and restrained, when all they get is lie upon lie upon lie?

[@janedasilva7792]

They are critical in providing evidence for eventual prosecution of U.S. AND company!!!!!

[@BrianAkaBear]

Why do they comment on Russia all the time but NEVER comment on Israel?

[@craigoneill2216]

What has Israel done to help with any ceasefire?

[@Think_about_it777]

Donuts.

[@o.z.p.]

AIPAC must be registered as foreign agent.

[@katecannon7958]

Adding conditions if there a is any danger of it being implemented, worse than nothing

[@thomashall6211]

Such A liar, Miller. 174 UN resolutions against Israel. That is 2,3x what was brought against all others, but it is one on Lebanon that you find offensive. If Hezbollah did not exist, Lebanon would be speaking Hebrew today. If Hamas laid down their arms, the same fate is Palestine.

[@HMG2119]

💯

[@luisortega3090]

How many more press briefings until the shoes start getting thrown?

[@tonidimitrova6078]

The journalists allowed to these press briefings are selected. No one would even think of throwing a shoe or even verbally insulting him

[@MartinKinsella-xg2dg]

@@tonidimitrova6078but I am sure they have thought about doing both off those things at some point 😂😂😂

[@janedasilva7792]

These journalists are SO SKILLED at getting the U.S. to incriminate itself on camera!!!!!!! Tons of respect from me!!!!!! This footage will be uesful in the Hague!!!!!!

[@3dPrintingMillennial]

Why does US want Lebanon to elect a new President (aka regime change) but is fine with Zelensky staying in power past his term?

[@FcThree]

Because Ukraine is wonderful for the military contactors and money launderers

[@kingsman8475]

@3dPrintingMillennial The Neo-Cons in American rushed the Hamas election under " W," and then they criticized the outcome. The Palestinians can't win for losing.

[@lindanurdreamz]

And fine with Naziyahu staying in power also

[@tonidimitrova6078]

One is our puppet and the other is not, that's why

[@Speakeroftruth5366]

Lebanon has an intrim president. The country needs to election a president.

[@kezza8099]

Its about time the reporters are asking serious questions and not accepting dracs ridiculous responses the amount of money us gives israel would be better spent on their own country Peace should be of the utmost importance Free Palestine

[@PamDigiovanni]

Too little too late!

[@MartinKinsella-xg2dg]

They have been for months but they get the same bulls::t answers

[@HakoHak]

14:39 Lebanon is a sovereign country, with its political system working, since no party is really holding the power alone because no one got a majority. It's inference, political violence and even invasion to use foreign military force to make political change to a democratic country... LEBANON IS A TRUE DEMOCRACY, with amazing values, with mosques and churches living peacefully one next the other, STOP THAT BS AND LET LEBANON ALONE !!

[@Vercingetorix.Fantasia]

Press was on one today. Thanks again, Rifat. Have a good night everyone

[@momodoucham7711]

Enough with these lies. End this disgusting war

[@gloriasponner654]

Why have'nt ISREAL withdrawn from the borders also DOUBLE STANDARD

[@annettajensen6751]

Stop the money !!!!

[@panagenesis2695]

The empire continues to look ridiculous.🤡👹

[@o.z.p.]

AIPAC foreign agent NOW!!!

[@Knapweed]

The US has total leverage over Israel and they would certainly use it if Israel wasn't doing exactly what the US tells them to do.

[@GaIvatr0n]

You've got it the wrong way around. The US is the slave in the situation, the nation has been taken over by a parasite.

[@JoFelstead-Hill]

Love it that the US can ask for Lebanon to veto leadership who do they think they are????

[@Think_about_it777]

Blah blah blah. Matt Miller is a spin doctor clown!. 🤡

[@YvonneKennedy-lu2uc]

How does he know it's not correct if he doesn't know what the number is???? It is a well known fact that if his lips are moving..he is lying.

[@NerdicusGoblinski]

Israel also didn't and hasn't fulfilled their requirements for resolution 1701. They still occupy a piece of Lebanon.

[@dixztube]

I’m reading a book on the the law in the American environment- I think it was read in some law school and I’m no lawyer so I’m fairly ignorant But man if this government doesn’t violate so many of the constitutional rights and protocols of the law it’s insane. It’s like we literally live in an “republican” oligarchy. The constitution at some level of power means absolutely nothing. It’s wild seeing this and they just lie sooooo much. Makes you realize what we’re really loosing reading this.

[@underwatersalamander]

Yea but laws and resolutions don't apply to Israel. So, yea! Chosen people doing chosen people things.

[@scottdavison1420]

He's a liar lying for other liars.

[@ArsenalTrill]

Israel 1st given Billions in the past year, US victims of Hurricane Helene maybe a slight consideration if they are lucky

[@raquelokyayreloaded7221]

There’s no more money, just forever debt. Hurricanes across east coast, thousands stranded still? Now Tampa will be hit. U.S. is obsessed with pleasing genocidal Israel, they don’t give a flying book about Americans.

[@devonrobinson5718]

Dear press; we ARE watching. PLEASE press harder

[@aliouwaiga5635]

What does that even mean “we have made it clear to the government of Israel…”?

[@raquelokyayreloaded7221]

It’s not funny. What a POS.

[@Jacob-hk6to]

Matt’s laugh is disgustingly awkward and creepy

[@matthewwagner47]

Blah blah blah. Isreal is the invaders not the victim.

[@browsingbuddha]

Another skillful masterclass in avoiding substantive answers or any kind of accountability

[@dalepremo3695]

What a creep.

[@yusufwelly5019]

As the Russian said America is negotiating by itself 😂😂😂

[@natashber]

Picks and chooses UN resolutions that should be followed

[@aknowingspirit]

How this man sleeps at night... is beyond me.

[@josec1538]

He’s got the capability of being a terrorist. If he was in power he would be the same as netenyahoo

[@Blackronin357]

We have no truly great choices for a us president. But I will say that we need to change our relationship w/ Israel. Period. We have to stop arming them and giving them funding. Period. If anything, we should be helping Palestinians reclaim their homeland that was destroyed and rebuilding their land.

[@junominame2490]

Jill Stein is the better choice in these elections. Not even close.

[@Kingleo_1000]

Arrest the vampire!!

[@priceofsilence557]

About time multimillion and billion media conglomerates start asking questions and pushing back, in the way you and other independent journalists have been the entire time. Kudos brother.

[@silviotavares771]

Miller's laughs are sickening

[@neooutdamatrix]

This is what's called diplomatic cover

[@jamaldowney540]

They really don't care about there own people I feel sorry for American people your government hate you

[@4bearwitness23]

The U.S. citizens don't choose their own president; they pick from the 2 choices that their government chooses, then presents them to the citizens...

[@TheFaro2011]

Kamala wasn't chosen ....presented

[@Touchlineteaser]

Miller got lessons from Tony B on how to perfect that rictus grin. He is as funny as psoriasis.

[@jillallan8985]

How can this man laugh.

[@screenPhiles]

That Bela Lugosi wannabe Matt Miller can lie so proficiently is scary.

[@daijones101]

Am I supposed to respect this overpaid liar? He makes a genocide sound like a minor inconvenience instead of an horrific crime against humanity in which the US is a major partner

[@John-ol5vk]

Bottom line: The U.S. CAN refuse to fund or support Israel unless Netenyahu is willing to consider a 2-State solution and to agree to stop the conflict and agree to talks!!! Without U.S. Funds and Support, Netenyahu WILL agree to a cease fire now!!!

[@BurroGirl]

Exactly!!!! It's such a no brainer!!!! I pull my hair out over this every single day.

[@fokerfakerfuker]

If Israel is degraded and asked for a ceasefire, would the US still be uttering this nonsense?

[@Bonescratcher]

He just gave a bunch of non-answers

[@TaraBodhi1]

Sick of these double standards, always say hez needs to obey res1701 but NEVER EVER condemns Iz for decades of ignoring resolutions.

[@mrsulaiman19]

Finally Saeed pushes back on matt. Matt always pushes saeed around and he always retreats.

[@josec1538]

True. It seems they just get tired out with these meetings where this pos miller goes around in circles and repeats the same excuses without answering any questions truly. As more reporters speak up they will be energized and more confident to push and call out his bs lies

[@Williamtolduso]

Matthew Miller the greatest spin doctor I have ever seen. This dude definitely worked at McKinsey or something similar lol

[@magcarta]

nah he sucks and he knows it

[@miriamcarew5369]

Nope, his lies are as weak as his character. He thinks he has power, hence the attitude

[@TomMAF4]

Thanks for some pretty hard hitting questions journalists, keep them coming and don’t let up 👍

[@junominame2490]

Thanks to those repoters asking real questions and pushing back on the nonsense answers. Keep it up and if possible turn it up a little more. To the other reporters, please participate and press these hypocritical liars.

[@robertdart]

“1701,1701,1701,1701” new buzzword. What a ghoul…

[@Grrrr3FKAGrrrrGrrrrGrrrr]

So he should support military action against Israel to enforce all the resolutions that it violates, right? Unless he is disingenuous, but surely the US government wouldn't employ a lying toad as a spokesman

[@GuillermoMartinez-y4b]

Movie "them" have been selling the world since the 1940's" just changed the name of main character from Adolph" to Benjamin"*..? And $ell it again for future generations??$$

[@wormsorensen3715]

Odd, every historical expert are saying it was/is Israel who has never respected 1701, not Hezbollah. There is so much bs coming from this man...

[@Acubens.]

OMG of course!! 🤦‍♂️ it's the USA govt who know what's best for the Lebanese people! What was I thinking!!

[@MalikAbid-n4s]

Honestly USA administration is responsible for this situation in the region!

[@sensemusicofficial]

really just stop telling blatant Israel is the very definition of .. NOT a sovereign country at all.. which is the entire crux of the issue..

[@BurroGirl]

Yup...it's a settler colonialist project, a product of zionism.

[@dixztube]

Is there any law , statute or powers that citizens have to collect signatures to make policy to get some change. This gov is broken

[@junominame2490]

Great question.

[@magcarta]

no. the government are ziønist criminals who don't give a shit about what its citizens want.

[@itzbree983]

Journalists must get more aggressive and not allow these clowns to lie, gaslight, and avoid answering questions that We The People demand answers to.

[@rykwon4535]

We need more people like Matt Lee. You can tell he’s the one that actually scares Miller.

[@janedasilva7792]

This makes me ill. The U.S. is going to fall and its citizens are really going to take a hit for all its despicable behavior!!!!!

[@saraIsmail-po7tw]

How about the losses of innocent lives 💔

[@fifer6776]

Who is Israel & why are we paying them to be our mercenaries in region that's not our business. I think best for region is for us to leave so that they can have the peace they deserve because we are clueless as to what we are doing in region. Not just Lebanon entire middle east you want to take over without the people as i see it

[@pierrefaucon2875]

This is craaazy

[@hugh1951Thomson]

Just remember usa will have to bare responsibility for their decisions too

[@Realone1000]

Yap yap. What a waste of air

[@TheXvillainiesofNature]

The fact that the American people are being made to pay for this horror, yet have no say is very disturbing. It all seems unreel.

[@StephenTatipata]

Miller you certainly have the stamina for lying

[@EvilZ2009]

The problem is that they ask questions with half a heart.... So you want Hesbollah to stop their attacks isn't the full question. It should rather be, are you expecting Hesbollah to stop attacking while Israel is attacking Lebanon and has gone beyond the border they were allowed?

[@BurroGirl]

Exactly!!!!

[@limhong1095]

Evil laugh.! 😈 Matt the Vampire 🧛‍♂️

[@arthurkjr]

Liar. Liar. Liar.

[@lastnamefirstname1491]

18:05 this is rich. I respect the press ppl so much more now that I know what that room looks like.

[@AlanThomas-h8f]

When this bloke goes home and tells his wife he loves her. Do you think she belives him?

[@magcarta]

no and once his kids are out of the house they'll never speak to him again.

[@elkarim9929]

This guys stands there and lie !!! Always ..

[@thaReaL.ALpHa-N-OMeGA]

Lie after lie… He contradicts, deflects, and thinks everybody doesn't notice. You can tell the reporters are on to him.

[@eskimojoe8423]

It’s getting hard to watch this.

[@magcarta]

getting hard? are you new here?

[@maxsportsman2416]

It’s about time real journalist asked good questions

[@ybfmutual8474]

In the army we took the soldiers creed, what stands out is to protect the country from threats foreign and domestic. We have been grossly infiltrated. Once they’re finished in Western Asia, who’s next?

[@saraIsmail-po7tw]

Is there an inch of humanity in this MAN💔I feel sorry for his I’ll understand ing

[@friedmangosalad]

"We have a big heart"

[@auntijen3781]

Closely watch Matt Miller's nose @11:43 bc right after the reporter says the phrase 'Lebanese people' Miller has 2 very rapid & disturbing facial tics...

[@gguanare]

That US$23B for the 'Israel' campaign, cited by Said Arikat. The Brown Uni (Watson Institute study) cited has a graph tracking specific contributions. The latest sum, ~ US$17.9B. No small sum, that. Journalist Liam Cosgrove has described well that 'press briefing', Theatre of the Absurd...

[@stevaseezzy9980]

They were never for a ceasefire! It is was all only double talking

[@thomaskearney9224]

How does this spokes”man” feel about being a genocide enabler?

[@MariaStewart-xo2nl]

Finally journalist are growing balls!! Where have y'all been???

[@BlahBlah-kb1wf]

3:52 guy is so nervous. He's just glancing around, hoping someone will buy his bullshit and laugh with him.

[@snoopyandnoopy]

😂😂. Utterly corrupt.

[@marioarguello6989]

Disingenious? No way! Just look at his face, if that is not a "Honest Face" I don't know what is.

[@tailoredfor831]

He keeps calling them hypotheticals then dont want to talk about it when it becomes a reality