The utter disaster left by outgoing President Joe Biden is evident, as even the radical leftist filmmaker Michael Moore feels compelled to criticize him for potentially sparking World War III. In his “Dear Joe” letter, Moore slams the “dotard-in-chief” for failing to achieve anything significant in his last days, accusing him of desperately trying to secure a legacy as a warmonger.
Moore tears into Biden for abandoning his proposed agenda to establish himself as a “Great President,” instead suggesting, “You on the other hand seem to be trying to cement your legacy as a war monger — doubling down on some of your worst mistakes and worst impulses.”
The Bowling for Columbine director elaborates on Biden’s alleged warmongering actions:
Instead of using your precious little time left to do something to HELP THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, your first action after Trump won was to fast track the delivery of over $6 Billion in weapons to Ukraine. Then, you called up Zelensky and gave him the green light to start firing long range ballistic missiles into a country with a massive amount of nuclear weapons, Russia. Then, as if that weren’t enough carnage for one week, you authorized the use of antipersonnel land mines in Russia.
LAND MINES, Joe? Seriously? THIS is your legacy? This is how you want to go out? In a blaze of horror? Like, if Joe’s gotta go, we all gotta go with him… right into World War III?
Once again, Joe, I am calling on you to use your power of the pen — and your COMPLETE IMMUNITY! — to make some real and powerful change.https://t.co/nskqOdGnIS
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) November 24, 2024
Moore points out the hypocrisy by highlighting that the U.S. has spent billions removing landmines from countries like Iraq and Afghanistan. He accuses Biden of continuing this destructive cycle: “Vietnam was 50 years ago, Joe. And kids today in southeast Asia are still getting their arms blown off by our landmines. That’s your legacy, Joe. This is what you’re doing,” he rails against Biden.
Moore further criticizes Biden for opposing 19 Democrat senators who attempted to block his weapons shipment to Israel and expresses outrage at accusations from Biden’s administration labeling these senators as Hamas supporters.
He lambasts Biden for preventing a U.N. vote calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, stating, “America once again single handedly blocked the ceasefire. The only country speaking out in favor of more death and destruction was the one you and I are citizens of. This is your legacy, Joe?”
Moore also targets Biden’s refusal to support the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant for Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu.
In wrapping up his accusatory letter, Moore offers suggestions for Biden: “Maybe you should stop arming foreign wars and leave that for the next guy. Maybe instead, you should focus on things that matter to Americans,” urging Biden to “make some real and powerful change” in his remaining time.
He suggests that passing the Equal Rights Amendment is a “no brainer.”
You have the power to order the E.R.A. be officially published in the United States Constitution. You’ve had nearly 4 years to do this. It was ratified by the required number of states and it should be published as the 28th Amendment to the Constitution. Women, who make up 51% of the American population — THE MAJORITY — should finally be recognized as equal citizens and equal human beings, endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, just as they are in almost every single other Western Democracy.
“You have the power to do this, Joe. You have the power to make this your legacy,” Moore concludes. “So, Joe, I’m really telling you for the last time: JUST DO IT.”
Michael Moore on Biden’s last days. Does Moore really think the Biden is in control of this ensemble of cybernetically automated responses? Doesn’t he have to pay attention and actually push to redirect the ship of state? https://t.co/InmNUbx60q pic.twitter.com/1nlxxxPmXK
— Policy Tensor (@policytensor) November 25, 2024
However, it’s far from certain that Biden possesses this authority at all. The original E.R.A. language considered by states in 1974 included a seven-year limit for ratification by three-fourths (38 states). That deadline passed with only 35 states having ratified it for inclusion in the U.S. Constitution. The amendment has been reintroduced repeatedly without garnering necessary support.