North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum said Thursday that President Biden is negotiating on behalf of “terrorists” after he threatened to withhold arms shipments if Israel goes ahead with its planned invasion of Rafah. he accused.
In an interview with CNN that aired on Wednesday, Biden said that “civilians were killed in Gaza because of bomb impacts.” he revealed to israel “If they go into Rafah, I will not be supplying them with the weapons that have historically been used to deal with Rafah, to deal with the city, to deal with that problem. ”
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Florida Republican Rep. Cory Mills is preparing articles of impeachment against President Biden over his threat to end U.S. support for attacks on Israel, Fox News Digital reported. (Getty Images)
Burgum harshly criticized Biden during an appearance on “America’s Newsroom” on Thursday. He called the president’s change in policy “absolutely unbelievable,” and said Biden was ready to abandon “America’s greatest ally” as he prepares for a ground invasion of Hamas’ last stronghold in Gaza. emphasized.
“We’re in completely new territory for the president of the United States, because there’s always been a rule of not negotiating with terrorists. But Joe Biden has gone beyond that. He’s actually negotiating on behalf of terrorists. ” Burgum said.
“He drew a line that Israel, our ally, should not cross. When you think about that, all of our allies around the world look at this and say, ‘Wow, Israel should be America’s number one ally. And yet the president is doing this.’” Do you threaten them? ”
Earlier this week, Israeli officials claimed that the United States had suspended shipments of American-made ammunition. Axios reports. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre insisted the U.S. commitment to Israel is “ironclad,” but the report ultimately led to the administration suspending shipments of two types of precision bombs to Israel. This was confirmed by a US official who said that
Each shipment will provide 2,000 pounds of bombs, with 1,800 expected to be delivered. The second bomb was loaded with 500 pounds of bombs and 1,700 rounds were to be delivered.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed that Israel will “alone” defeat Hamas if necessary, after Biden threatened to halt arms shipments to the Jewish state. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg, Pool, File)
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“What if Joe Biden said Hamas would continue to provide weapons until the hostages are released?” Burgum he asked. “He should be negotiating side by side with Israel. He’s on the other side of the table.”
“I can tell you that if President Trump were in office today, none of this would have happened,” he added. “This is exposing Joe Biden’s weaknesses, just as they did in Afghanistan and all over the world.”
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Biden’s high-stakes ultimatum to Israel sparked a fierce backlash from Republicans and some moderate Democrats. Several Republican lawmakers have expressed support for Biden’s impeachment over this decision, arguing that it is similar to Trump’s withholding of arms aid to Ukraine in exchange for announcing an investigation into the Biden family. did.
Republican Rep. Cory Mills of Florida has begun drafting articles of impeachment against the president, Fox News Digital reported Thursday.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed that Israel will “stand alone” and defeat Hamas if necessary.
Fox News Digital’s Elizabeth Elkind contributed to this report.
