Independent presidential candidate Cornel West said both major political parties in the United States have deteriorated past the point of being salvageable.
"Both parties are beyond redemption," West told The Washington Post in an interview published Tuesday.
In an interview with CNN earlier this month, West described Hamas' brutal Oct. 7 incursion into southern Israel as a "counterterrorist" response. Despite concerns among Democrats that he could impact President Joe Biden's reelection bid by siphoning votes, West has defended his candidacy as a matter of moral necessity.
In his interview with the Post, West also criticized fellow independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has called Israel a "moral nation" and said Palestinians, assisted by international aid organizations, are a "pampered people." Two weeks ago, West announced that California State University professor Melina Abdullah was joining his ticket as his vice presidential candidate.
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