Buttigieg wouldn't reverse US embassy move to Jerusalem: 'What's done is done' [View all]
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg says if he won he wouldn't reverse President Trump's controversial decision to move the U.S. embassy in Israel back to Tel Aviv from Jerusalem.
"I think what's done is done," Buttigieg told "Axios on HBO" in a clip shared Sunday. "We need a big picture strategy on the Middle East, I don't know that we'd gain much by moving it to Tel Aviv."
Trump in late 2017 made the decision to recognize the ancient holy city of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, and announced plans to relocate the U.S. embassy there. The move drew fire from critics who said it would further strain relations between Israelis and Palestinians, and increase the chances of a potential wide-scale conflict in the Middle East.
Despite saying he wouldn't reverse Trump's actions, Buttigieg said that "doesn't mean he did the right thing."
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If I were to vote in a presidentialprimary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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