John Kirby: ‘Irresponsible’ for Rashida Tlaib to Say Biden Admin. Is ‘Supporting Genocide’

CAVUTO Well there are ░░░░░░░░ Democratic leaders who do ░░░░░░░░ Israel Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib ░░░░░░░░ course has accused the ░░░░░░░░ Administration of genocide and ░░░░░░░░ of turning the other ░░░░░░░░ in the face of ░░░░░░░░ She s been criticized ░░░░░░░░ people like Bernie Sanders ░░░░░░░░ others to be fair ░░░░░░░░ are you concerned this ░░░░░░░░ leading to a schism ░░░░░░░░ within the Democratic Party ░░░░░░░░ among those who would ░░░░░░░░ support what the president ░░░░░░░░ to do in a ░░░░░░░░ affairs matter KIRBY Well ░░░░░░░░ members of Congress have ░░░░░░░░ to speak for themselves ░░░░░░░░ for their beliefs about ░░░░░░░░ We re not focused ░░░░░░░░ at the National Security ░░░░░░░░ about the political domestic ░░░░░░░░ situation here CAVUTO Well ░░░░░░░░ she said though was ░░░░░░░░ the administration was supporting ░░░░░░░░ KIRBY Well of course ░░░░░░░░ re not doing that ░░░░░░░░ what is happening in ░░░░░░░░ again as terrible as ░░░░░░░░ of these civilian casualties ░░░░░░░░ we know there s ░░░░░░░░ many thousands of them ░░░░░░░░ don t want there ░░░░░░░░ be any I don ░░░░░░░░ want to minimize that ░░░░░░░░ all But you can ░░░░░░░░ look at what is ░░░░░░░░ in Gaza and say ░░░░░░░░ it fits the definition ░░░░░░░░ genocide And clearly we ░░░░░░░░ t agree with that ░░░░░░░░ We think that is ░░░░░░░░ irresponsible way of describing ░░░░░░░░ We don t associate ░░░░░░░░ with that And that ░░░░░░░░ not in our view ░░░░░░░░ is not what is ░░░░░░░░ here That said as ░░░░░░░░ said at the top ░░░░░░░░ I want to make ░░░░░░░░ clear we don t ░░░░░░░░ to see any civilians ░░░░░░░░ We certainly don t ░░░░░░░░ to see any civilians ░░░░░░░░ and we re going ░░░░░░░░ continue to work with ░░░░░░░░ Israeli counterparts to try ░░░░░░░░ minimize that to the ░░░░░░░░ extent possible CAVUTO John ░░░░░░░░ thank you for taking ░░░░░░░░ time I appreciate it ░░░░░░░░ Yes, sir.”