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Coverage dated March 30, 2024

GOP congressman appears to suggest dropping bombs on Gaza to end conflict quickly, referring to ‘Nagasaki and Hiroshima’

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By Sam Fossum, CNN (CNN) — Republican Rep. Tim Walberg insists he was speaking metaphorically when he appeared to suggest bombs should be dropped on Gaza “like Nagasaki and Hiroshima” to “get it over quick.

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  1. KTVZ Bend

    GOP congressman appears to suggest dropping bombs on Gaza to end conflict quickly, referring to ‘Nagasaki and Hiroshima’ (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Sam Fossum, CNN (CNN) — Republican Rep. Tim Walberg insists he was speaking metaphorically when he appeared to suggest bombs should be dropped on Gaza “like Nagasaki and Hiroshima” to “get it over quick.

  2. UPI

    Rep. Tim Walberg ‘stands’ by his belief Israel should nuke Gaza (opens UPI)

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    Rep. Tim Walberg of Michigan has released a statement standing by his belief that Israel should drop a nuclear bomb on Gaza, even as Israel faces charges of genocide.

  3. New York Post

    House Republican appears to suggest US should nuke Gaza: ‘Get it over quick’ (opens New York Post)

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    Rep. Tim Walberg is weathering fallout after video surfaced of him calling for the terrorism in the Gaza Strip to be addressed similar to Nagasaki and Hiroshima.

  4. Insider

    Michigan congressman slammed for appearing to suggest Gaza should be destroyed 'like Nagasaki and Hiroshima' (opens Insider)

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    Walberg has since attempted to clarify his comments, saying he used a metaphor to call for Israel and Ukraine to win their wars quickly.

  5. NBC News

    GOP Rep. Tim Walberg suggests Gaza should be handled 'like Nagasaki and Hiroshima' (opens NBC News)

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    Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Mich., said this week that the conflict in Gaza should be over quickly "like Nagasaki and Hiroshima."

  6. News Nation Now

    Gaza resolution ‘should be like Nagasaki and Hiroshima’: Michigan Rep. (opens News Nation Now)

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    Tim Walberg, Republican Congressman from Michigan, says 'get it over quick' in the same way atomic bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima ended WWII.

  7. The Guardian

    Congressman rebuked for call to bomb Gaza ‘like Nagasaki and Hiroshima’ (opens The Guardian)

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    Civil rights group denounces congressmember Tim Walberg’s calls to ‘get it over quick’ as a ‘clear call to genocide’

  8. Al Jazeera

    Republican congressman suggests nuking Gaza (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Republican Congressman Tim Walberg suggested dropping a nuclear bomb on Gaza ‘like Nagasaki and Hiroshima’.

  9. New York Times

    Republican Congressman Says of Gaza: ‘It Should Be Like Nagasaki and Hiroshima’ (opens New York Times)

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    Representative Tim Walberg denied that he was advocating the use of nuclear weapons and said that his town hall remarks were taken out of context.

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