By Scotty Reid | Black Talk Radio News

A Breaking Points segment claimed U.S. mainstream media and establishment politicians only recently began broadcasting graphic images of famine in Gaza. While that holds, it overlooks earlier warnings and vital grassroots documentation.

Cindy McCain: Leading the Alarm from 2023

As Executive Director of the UN World Food Programme since March 2023, Cindy McCain, widow of Sen. John McCain, consistently warned the world about looming famine in Gaza.
By November 2023, she was predicting widespread starvation—and by May 2024, declared that northern Gaza was in full-blown famine, calling for humanitarian corridors and massive aid scale-up.

TikTok: Visual Evidence when Other Platforms Shut It Down

While platforms like Facebook and Instagram suppressed pro‑Palestinian content, Israel, AIPAC, the US Congress, and Donald Trump lobbied and got a law passed to ban TikTok explictly because of real images coming out of Gaza but despite this, the platform remained a channel where Palestinians and journalists could upload live footage of the mass starvation—unfiltered and uncensored. These viral videos reached global audiences long before mainstream outlets aired similar imagery.

Tweets: Politicians Begin Commenting — Only in Mid‑2025

Hillary Clinton (X/Twitter — July 2025)

“Aid organizations report that thousands of children in Gaza are at risk of starvation while trucks full of food sit waiting across the border.”

This tweet appears to be her first public statement on Gaza since 2023, and it specifically called out stalled aid.

Barack Obama (X/Twitter — July 28, 2025)

“While a lasting resolution to the crisis in Gaza must involve a return of all hostages and a cessation of Israel’s military operations… these articles underscore the immediate need for action to prevent the travesty of innocent people dying of preventable starvation. Aid must be permitted to reach people in Gaza. There is no justification for keeping food and water away from civilian families.”

This marked his first public engagement on starvation in Gaza.

Cory Booker (Statement — circa July 25, 2025)

“Witnessing the catastrophic hunger and suffering of civilians… in Gaza has been heartbreaking. … It is our collective moral duty to ensure that humanitarian relief reaches those who need it most urgently.”

His first publicly documented comment in six months; he notably did not name Israel explicitly.

Amy Klobuchar (Photo-op & subsequent post — July 2025)

• On July 9, she appeared in a smiling photo-op with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, indicted by the ICC, alongside other U.S. senators including Cory Booker.

• Days later, she issued her first public statement on Gaza starvation, calling the humanitarian crisis “unacceptable” and urged urgent aid in response to NGO warnings.

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The Bigger Picture

• TikTok’s citizen content—posted and viewed globally—helped fuel broader awareness when corporate platforms muted or removed sensitive imagery.

• Cindy McCain and global humanitarian agencies were sounding alarms well before U.S. politicians spoke publicly.

• U.S. lawmakers and cable news editors held back graphic images and messages until public pressure and viral documentation forced wider exposure.

• Politicians whose campaign funding benefited from AIPAC-aligned electorates remained silent until months into the crisis—raising concerns about ideological complicity beyond mere omission.

Conclusion

By mid-2025,