Several former U.S. officials who resigned in protest of the Biden administration's Gaza policy have urged 2028 presidential candidates to publicly condemn those who formulated policies that facilitated Israel's "genocidal war" in the Gaza Strip. In a statement, these former officials stated that these policymakers are now actively "whitewashing" their roles and seeking to return to positions of power. The statement called on candidates to pledge not to appoint any government officials "directly responsible for facilitating Israel's military actions in Gaza" and to acknowledge "the U.S. government's complicity in Israel's genocide in Gaza."