Sunday Political Talk Show interviews during 2020-2024: on War & Peace

Bernie Sanders: Invading Ukraine is wrong, but no need to "get tough"

With that said, I am extremely concerned when I hear the familiar drumbeats in Washington, the bellicose rhetoric that gets amplified before every war, demanding that we must "show strength", "get tough" and not engage in "appeasement". A simplistic refusal to recognize the complex roots of the tensions in the region undermines the ability of negotiators to reach a peaceful resolution.

One of the precipitating factors of this crisis, at least from Russia's perspective, is the prospect of an enhanced security relationship between Ukraine and the US and western Europe, including what Russia sees as the threat of Ukraine joining NATO

Chris Christie: Trump not backing Ukraine makes him Putin's puppet

That Trump wouldn't back Ukraine "was the most stunning moment in the debate," Christie said. "If you don't say that you think Ukraine should win the war, I don't know where you stand with Putin."

Josh Shapiro: BDS (boycotting Israel) is rooted in antisemitism

Tim Walz: Condemned Hamas attack on Israel, but discuss ceasefire

After the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, Walz ordered state flags to be flown at half-mast and criticized those who did not condemn the attack: "If you did not find moral clarity [after the attack], you need to reevaluate where you're at," Walz said at a [pro-Israel] vigil.

In March, Walz endorsed calls for a permanent "working" ceasefire, after Harris drew praise from the progressive base by calling for an "immediate" six-week ceasefire.

Tim Walz: Acknowledge "uncommitted" ballots as pro-Palestine protest

After tens of thousands of Democrats cast "uncommitted" ballots in Minnesota's presidential primary-- Walz took a sympathetic view, even praising those voters for being "civically engaged."

"This issue is a humanitarian crisis, they have every right to be heard," Walz said. "These folks are asking for a change in course, they're asking for more pressure to be put on." Broadly, Walz has sought to strike a balance in his rhetoric on the war. "You can hold competing things: That Israel has the right to defend itself, and the atrocities of October 7 are unacceptable, but Palestinian civilians being caught in this," Walz told Minnesota Public Radio in March.

Walz has said at the time that he supported a "working cease-fire" in Gaza, signaling support for the Biden administration's efforts to secure peace.