The headline is a lie, but the vote was real. A viral post screams that the Senate “stunned Trump” with a 79–18 rebuke over bombs for Israel. It’s framed as a shocking, last‑minute revolt against his administration. But the roll call it flaunts comes from a different president, a different year, and a completely different political mo… Continues…
In November 2024, under President Joe Biden, the Senate voted 79–18 against a Bernie Sanders–backed resolution that would have blocked a specific arms sale to Israel. Sanders and seventeen others tried to stop additional bombs and tank ammunition, arguing that U.S. weapons were worsening civilian suffering in Gaza and risking violations of American and international law. Their opponents stressed Israel’s right to defend itself, the threat from Hamas, and the dangers of weakening a key ally. The vote didn’t bless every future transfer or end moral debate; it simply let that particular sale proceed.
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