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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
John Bowden

Progressive caucus chair warns that Joe Biden is alienating Muslim voters with handling of Israel-Gaza conflict

AP

The leader of the caucus representing his party’s left flank is warning Joe Biden: the threat of pushing away key constituencies by mishandling the war in Gaza is real.

Pramila Jayapal, chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, appeared on CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday and warned that Mr Biden risked pushing away not only Muslim voters at home — a key part of his voter coalition — but also tarnishing the US’s relationships with majority-Muslim countries abroad, particularly in the Middle East.

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