Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate David McCormick in exclusive interview with SiriusXM Breitbart News Saturday, An Israeli who recently returned from a trip to Israel said he was concerned about the Democratic Party's “moral ambiguity” toward Israel.
He said that while there is “tremendous support” from the United States, Israelis are becoming “deeply concerned about the moral ambiguity that we see among some leaders within the United States.”
“I think they're worried because the opposition within the Democratic Party is starting to grow. Bernie Sanders is becoming more vocal about this, troops are calling for a ceasefire, calling for an end to military aid. ” he said. He said.
“We need to stand strong against Israel in waging this war against Hamas. There can be no compromise. Hamas must be eradicated.”
McCormick, a West Point graduate and military veteran, recently visited Israel with his wife, Dina Powell, who served as President Donald Trump's deputy national security adviser.
They visited a border town where Hamas terrorists launched a terrorist attack in which more than 1,200 men, women and children were massacred. They also kidnapped about 240 people, including Americans.
“What happened there was truly horrific…children were literally murdered. People were burned in their homes…but that was just the beginning.”
He said he spoke with families of hostages, wounded soldiers, wounded civilians and civil servants.
“The bottom line is that Hamas is brutal. This Islamic jihadist mentality is brutal. It is evil. And there is no way Israel can coexist with Hamas, Hamas must be eradicated, and this fear After seeing this, my belief is stronger than ever,” he said.
McCormick criticized his opponent, incumbent Sen. Bob Casey (D), for being soft on Israel and saying he had no intention of stirring up opposition within his own party for supporting Israel.
“Support is [is] “There is a division within the Democratic Party, and we need a leader who will stand up and make a statement.”
He also accused the Biden administration and Mr. Casey of being soft on Iran, which supports Hamas, and proxy forces that attack U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria and commercial ships in the Red Sea.
“The Biden administration and Bob Casey were very bearish on Iran. Iran's original sin is where the money comes from. [from]This is to support Hamas, Hezbollah, and Islamic Jihad. ”
He added that “Mr. Casey was one of the deciding votes for the Iran deal, which ultimately gave Iran the means to support all these proxy wars,” noting that Mr. Biden recently He pointed out that the United States has lifted the freeze on billions of dollars.
He said the Biden administration has not imposed tough sanctions to stop oil flowing from Iran to China.
“I'm worried that if the Israelis do what it takes to destroy Hamas, that support will continue to be divided. And they're worried, too,” he said.
He said the difference between the Biden and Trump administrations on Iran is the loss of deterrence.
“We've lost deterrence, and that's the biggest difference I see between the Trump administration and the Biden administration. That means when you're attacked or your interests are attacked, you have the power, the ability to , and deterrence is lost because adversaries think they have lost the will to respond,” he said, recalling when President Trump ordered the killing of Iranian Revolutionary Guards. Leader Qassem Soleimani.
“As an example, compare President Trump's response to Soleimani. If you replace Soleimani, you're looking over your shoulder and what happened under Joe Biden was a failure.” said.
He cited Biden's failure to pull out of Afghanistan (which he said encouraged Russia's invasion of Ukraine), Biden's decision to float Chinese surveillance balloons over the United States, and recent attacks on merchant ships and U.S. warships in the Red Sea. He cited an ill-advised attack by the Iranian-backed Houthis.
“We have lost the ability to strike fear into the hearts of our adversaries, which is why Iran acts with such disrespect and fearlessness when fighting American forces.”
As Breitbart News reported, McCormick also talked about plans to overhaul the U.S.-China relationship if elected to the Senate, a plan he first introduced in a speech in December.
He said he would stop the flow of fentanyl and drug money into the Western Hemisphere, strip China of its permanent normal trade relations status and exclude it from the World Trade Organization.
He also said he would end further U.S. dependence on Chinese-made lithium batteries and solar panels and end U.S. investment in China in support of the national security state and China's military.
He would also remove China from the World Health Organization due to its responsibility for the coronavirus and block China from purchasing U.S. farmland.
“The America we love, the America we know, is disappearing,” he concluded. “And without new leadership to shake things up in Washington, we won't be able to make bold decisions and steer America in the right direction.” You won’t understand.”
“Bob Casey is a career politician. He's a guy who hasn't done anything important in his 18 years in the Senate… And he's voted for Joe Biden and Obama 98% of the time. , most notably, as we talked about, the deal with Iran that got us into this terrible situation.
“So we need new leadership. People in Washington are going to shake things up for independent thinkers who fight for America. That's why I'm running. That's why I want to defeat Bob Casey, because 80% of Americans, 80% of Pennsylvanians believe this country is heading in the wrong direction. They're scared. They want change.”
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