Title: "How'd We Get Here"

Size: 39" x 26"

Medium: Oil on Canvas

Year Painted: 2023

Background:

How is this America? Since the attack on Israel October 7th we have seen a serge of global Anti Semitism. People around the world are protesting Israel and supporting Hamas and Palestine. Rep. Rashida Tlaib at a pro Palestine rally calls for the extermination of Jews by chanting "from the river to the sea" and criticizes Biden for refusing to facilitate a cease fire and help to de-escalate the war. Congress censured Tlaib over her response to the attack on Israel. Biden warns "Don't Don't Don't" without naming Iran as their proxies attack US troops in the Red Sea and Iraq. Calls for "Genocide Joe" and "Blood on Joe's Hands" as  pro Hamas protesters storm the White House and leave red blood hand prints as they call for a Humnitarian Pause to the fighting. Pro Hamas protesters tear down posters of the kidnapped men, women and children. College campuses erupt in violence aagainst Jewish students. Jewish students are warned not to show their Star Of David emblems and to hide that they are Jewish. Israeli leader wear the infamous paper "Gold Star Badges" from the 1930'sbut with one change. Printed on the Gold star states "Never Again is Now." As Golda Meir once stated " You cannot negotiate peace with somebody who wants to kill you." Prime Minister Netanyahu said in a speech to his nation "Israel doesn't want this war...but Israel will win this war." in other news congress votes in the new Speaker of the House Mike Johnson from Louisiana to replace Kevin McCarthy. Hopefully now congress will get back to doing the peole's business. We shall see. Senator joe Manchin anounnced he will NOT seek reelection in West Virginia. will  he run for President? And what about the "No Labels" movemnt? Rep. James comer subpoenas Hunter Biden, James Biden and business asociate to Hunter Rob Walker to appear before Congress. More than 2 dozen Biden family members and associates are set to come as well. Trump Takes the stand in his civil trial for fraud in NYC. Trump stated          " The whole point of this exercise was to send a message is NOT to Trump...But to all of us. They are telling us to obey or be crushed." Roseanne Barr at a Trump rally asks "Aren't we all tired of the Deep State Bullshit?"