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I've often assumed Harris didn't want to insult her boss by going against him, because I got the impression she was planning to give Netanyahu what for once she took over - especially with him escalating things further and further. Did anyone else get that vibe, or was it just wishful thinking on my part?

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[–] Blackbeard@lemmy.world -5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)
[–] sudo@programming.dev 11 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Are you suggesting that its illegal for the VP to publicly disagree with the President?

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

It's total bullshit

When Obama drew a line in the sand on Israel/Palestine, Biden publicly and repeatedly told any journalist who would listen that the only way to deal with Israel is give them everything they want.

If Kamala can't do it now, Biden couldn't have done it then.

Instead he got rewarded with the party backing another presidential run despite him always performing terribly.

It sure as shit looks like it helped his career when he disagreed with the president as a VP

But "moderates" will always bend over backwards to defend pulling the party right when anyone left of Richard Nixon tries to move the Overton window suddenly it's the end of the world.

There's no logical consistency to it, just saying what makes them sound right in the moment.

[–] tyler@programming.dev 4 points 1 week ago

She literally can. There’s absolutely nothing preventing any member of the government from lying for any reason, no matter what, unless they’re on the stand. Campaigning is not a court room.

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

she receives classified info because she's the backup in case the president dies, not because Biden allows it or controls it. You are simply making stuff up and dont understand the role of VP at all.

[–] Blackbeard@lemmy.world -1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 2 days ago)