‘There Was No Aid For Gaza’: Swing-State Dem Senate Candidate Explains Vote Against Israel Aid

Slotkin is running for the Senate seat being vacated by Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow of Michigan, with the Cook Political Report rating the seat as “leaning Democratic.”

President Joe Biden called for a “pause” in Israeli military operations Wednesday after a heckler demanding a cease-fire in Gaza interrupted a fundraising speech in Minnesota.

“There was no aid for Gaza in that bill,” Slotkin told “Morning Joe” co-host Willie Geist. “You know, we’re all watching our screens. Whatever you think of what’s going on, there are situations right now in Gaza that are very dire on food, on water, on medicine, so I couldn’t support that.”

Statements the United Nations Relief and Works Agency posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, appeared to indicate that Hamas stole fuel and other relief supplies before deleting the posts. Axios reporter Barak Ravid posted on X that Israeli and UN officials confirmed the theft by Hamas and included a screenshot of the since-deleted posts.

State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller demanded Israel allow humanitarian aid into Gaza during an Oct. 19 press briefing, even after admitting that Hamas had taken aid in the past.