Freshman Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) says an article of impeachment against President Joe Biden is being prepared over his decision to withhold aid to Israel for political reasons. announced on Thursday.
Mr. Biden’s decision to withhold bomb supplies from Israel is concerning because of its political implications. While Biden’s base wants him to cut funding to Israel, many moderate Democrats support Israel’s ability to protect it from terrorists. Biden appears to be caught between competing coalitions during the election year. He is currently trailing Trump in the polls and has historically low approval ratings for an incumbent to win re-election.
Democrats accused former President Donald Trump in 2019 of withholding military aid from Ukraine for political reasons.
“These are the same accusations against President Trump that led to his impeachment by the Democrats. The same thing should happen to Joe Biden, and that’s why we’re drafting articles of impeachment now,” Mills said. Mr. Said Fox News.
There is already some support for impeachment proceedings. Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.): “The House has no choice but to impeach Biden based on the Trump-Ukraine precedent of withholding foreign aid to support his re-election.” Posted “That’s only true when it comes to Biden.”
Trump also believes Biden withheld the aid for political reasons. “He did it as a political decision,” Trump said. President Trump said Thursday before entering a Manhattan courtroom for his criminal trial that he “has to make the right decision, not a political decision.”
Breitbart News’ Joel Pollack reported on the contrast between President Trump and President Biden’s decisions to withhold aid for reported political reasons:
In 2019, Democrats impeached then-President Donald Trump for allegedly withholding security funds from Ukraine for political reasons, but although the funds were eventually delivered, there was no evidence of a “quid pro quo.” Ta. In this case, the Biden administration withheld much-needed military supplies in the midst of a “hot” war against the Terrorist Army and other terrorist groups on various fronts, as well as attacks from Iranian sponsors. ing.
Biden recently signed billions of dollars in new military aid to Israel after first proposing additional aid months ago, but he did not push for the legislation for months, including funding for Ukraine. It was tied to other priorities.
Israel entered Rafah on Monday after Hamas attacked a humanitarian aid transit point and refused to agree to the terms of a hostage release agreement. The last four Hamas battalions are said to be in Rafah along with the remaining Israeli hostages.
