Christian Datoc is a White House reporter for the Washington Examiner. He previously covered the White House, Congress, and campaigns for the Daily Caller. Datoc, who hails from Atlanta, Georgia, graduated from Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina, in 2013, where he majored in political science and played varsity baseball.
President Joe Biden discounted claims that the U.S. military will put troops in Israel to fight alongside the Israeli Defense Forces should the conflict in Gaza escalate.
The Times of Israel reported Wednesday afternoon that"Biden officials have indicated to Israel in recent days that if Hezbollah initiates a war against Israel, the U.S. military will join the IDF in fighting the terror group."The president spent Tuesday in Tel Aviv and briefly spoke to the press traveling with him Wednesday evening while refueling at Ramstein Air Base in Germany.
"I was very blunt with the Israelis. And here's a — look, Israel has been badly victimized, but, you know, the truth is that if they have an opportunity to relieve suffering of people who have nowhere to go, that is what they should do. And if they don't, they'll be held accountable in ways that may be unfair," he stated."My point to everyone is if you have an opportunity to alleviate pain, you should do it, period.
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