'Wadea, a proud American, a proud Palestinian American family. We can't stand by and stand silent when this happens,' Biden said during a rare primetime address Thursday.
President Joe Biden's address mentioned Wadea Al-Fayoume, the local boy killed in an apparent hate crime. He also called his family after the speech.Thursday night, in which he discussed a wide array of topics, President Joe Biden also mentioned the 6-year-old unincorporated Plainfield boy, who was killed in an apparent hate crime last weekend."Wadea, a proud American, a proud Palestinian American family. We can't stand by and stand silent when this happens," Biden said.
In the call to the boy's family, Biden and the first lady offered condolences and well wishes for the boy's mother, who is still recovering from serious injuries.On Friday, Biden will ask Congress to approve tens of billions of dollars for aid to Israel and Ukraine.The president said American leadership is what holds the world together.
He did his best to calm the country, as Americans watch war continue in the Middle East, and, with that, comes his proposal of that $105 billion foreign aid bill. He'll face some opposition in Congress trying to get that approved, but the president said it's a smart investment. The president opened his address by telling Americans that this is an inflection point in history that could determine the future for decades to come.The package includes $14 billion for Israel relief and $60 billion for Ukraine, while also adding funds for Taiwan, as well as some money for efforts at the U.S-Mexico border.
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