Congressman Walberg said 'Nagasaki and Hiroshima' comments on Gaza, Ukraine misunderstood

Don Reid, Coldwater Daily Reporter
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MATTESON TWP. — Michigan 5th District Congressman Tim Walberg met with just over a dozen men and one woman to answer questions and discuss conservative politics in a century-old wooden township hall in Branch County Monday morning.

Walberg criticized Washington correspondent Todd Spangler of the Detroit Free Press, stating Spangler "picks on me" in a March 30 story for wanting to end the wars in Gaza and Ukraine quickly. 

More: Video shows Tim Walberg suggesting Gaza be dealt with 'like Nagasaki and Hiroshima'

Fifth District Congressman Tim Walberg met with just over a dozen at the Matteson Township Hall Monday morning.
Fifth District Congressman Tim Walberg met with just over a dozen at the Matteson Township Hall Monday morning.

Spangler quoted Walberg in a video posted on social media stating, "We shouldn't be spending a dime on humanitarian aid. It should be like Nagasaki and Hiroshima."

Democrats blasted Walberg for the comment.

Walberg said Monday, "I might have used 'shock and awe'" from the Persian Gulf War. 

Walberg said you get his real meaning if you listen to the tape. "I was talking about military aid and full-scale assaults conducted by both Israel and Ukraine to quickly win their respective wars."

An America First Republican, Walberg also distanced himself from Marjorie Taylor Green and other far-right Republicans seeking to remove House Speaker Mike Johnson.

Green filed a motion to oust Johnson as speaker. "I will not support it," Walberg said. "We're sick of this. It's not helping us as Republicans."

The eighth-term Michigan congressman said of Green's ouster move, "She raised a lot of money off of that."

Walberg also addressed the Jan. 6, 2020 attack on the Capitol.

Walberg was in the house chambers when crowds entered the Capitol. The congressman said the majority were outside, "Most of them were still out in circles praying or singing, 'God bless America.' I saw that from my window when I escaped and got back to my office."

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The congressman admits he was concerned when the others broke into the chambers, forcing police to use teargas, "Not for an insurrection but a riot."

Walberg alleged democrats were using those who entered the Capitol on Jan. 6 to reduce Second Amendment rights. "Let's commit ourselves to being patriots to secure this country, but to do it in the right way."

The hourlong question-and-answer session was one of several scheduled during congressional recesses across his district.  More events can be found at https://walberg.house.gov/about/events.

— Contact Don Reid: dReid@Gannett.com 

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