On Thursday's Fox News channel's “Ingraham Angle,” White House national security adviser Michael Waltz said people hoping for a ceasefire in Gaza would say “President Trump is the president of peace and war in Ukraine.” I am totally opposed to end it.” “Hamas must be destroyed.”
Waltz said, “[T]He demands that includes the same party, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, who smacks the table and waving in the air for a ceasefire, and in Gaza you are now President Trump is the president of peace. They are completely opposed to something and end the war in Ukraine. ”
Waltz added that there was no invasion between the first Trump terminology. And he understands that President Donald J. Trump will go to his toes, along with XI, with Kim Jong Un, or someone else. But President Trump likes diplomacy. ”
After the debate turned its attention to the Middle East, Waltz said: “Hamas must be destroyed. We continue to negotiate some kind of thing and take many hostages, but at the end of the day, Gaza is ruled by Hamas. With more attacks, they will be able to get the better of them. will continue to attack Israel if they are allowed to stay in place. And we will stand with Israel so that it doesn't happen.”
Later, in an interview on NewsNation's “On Balance,” host Leland Vittert asked: It will only happen with military force. Do we understand that…Is the United States supporting Israel when it resumes war and Hamas or the United States encourages Israel to resume war and chase Hamas? ”
Waltz said, “Well, there [are] Many options, and discussion of them, are underway. Heck, somewhere in between. Maybe some of their senior leaders see that they have no choice, Hezbollah is not here to save them, Iran is weakened, Assad is falling , they are completely isolated. Perhaps they will go to Iran and elsewhere. But at the end of the day, they do not rule Gaza. And we certainly support Israel in that regard. ”
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