Washington DC — Republican senators said in November that President Biden’s “shameful” warning to cut offensive aid to Israel during the conflict with Hamas was a political decision to appease “pro-Hamas factions of the Democratic Party.” I think so.
President Biden recently threatened to cut aid to U.S. ally Israel if it invaded the Gaza Strip city of Rafah.
“If they go into Rafah, I will not supply the weapons that have historically been used to deal with Rafah, to deal with the city, to deal with that problem,” the president said on Wednesday. told CNN.
The decision comes after weeks of anti-Israel activists wreaking havoc on college campuses across the country, and comes as the president seeks re-election to the White House and lawmakers weigh in on the relationship between the two sides. are connected.
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Sen. Eric Schmidt said Biden was “ready to jeopardize the U.S.-Israel relationship.” (Fox News Digital)
Asked about Biden’s decision, which came amid anti-Israel riots, Sen. Eric Schmidt (R-Missouri) told Fox News Digital that “the pro-Hamas wing of the Democratic Party is growing.”
“I think he gave in to people on campus who are calling for the death of Israel, and I think the pro-Hamas wing of the Democratic Party is growing. And these are political decisions, trying to interfere in other countries’ elections. ” Schmidt said.
“You know, Chuck Schumer and Joe Biden called for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ouster during the war, and now he’s withholding diverted weapons. This is truly outrageous. ” he added. “And, again, I think this shows how desperate Joe Biden is to try to re-appease the radicals within his party. I’m willing to do that.”
Biden has faced bipartisan backlash for recent comments about support for Israel, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying his country would “alone” defeat Hamas if necessary.
“Unfortunately, this administration is the most anti-Israel administration we’ve ever seen,” Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) told Fox News Digital. “And now what do you think the Biden administration is doing? They are cutting arms to Israel while at the same time funneling cash to Hamas terrorists. They are our friends and allies. It’s a disgrace, and it is.” Part of that is the radical left in the Democratic Party today, the extreme anti-Israel, anti-Semitism that we see on college campuses across the country. It is said that they are afraid of the protesters. ”
Sen. Ted Cruz told Fox that there is a “pro-Hamas faction” in the Democratic Party. (Fox News Digital)
The senator added that there are “pro-Hamas factions” in the Democratic Party.
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Asked by Fox News Digital if the campus riots were related to Biden’s recent warnings about Israel, Sen. Ted Budd (R) said: He said the two events were “absolutely” relevant to Biden’s bid for re-election.
Budd said Biden’s warnings about Israel were about the November election and Biden “collapsing in these battleground states.”
Republican Sen. Ted Budd said Fox Biden’s recent threat to cut aid to Israel is related to the 2024 presidential election. (Fox News Digital)
“I just got back from Israel this week and met with the prime minister. I’ve met relatively briefly with a lot of people here, and they’re wondering, ‘What the hell is the United States doing?'” This is It’s all November, this is Minnesota, he’s falling apart in these battleground states, and it’s completely off track.
“This shows the world that America cannot be trusted,” Budd added. “It’s very frustrating, especially when we’re trying to bring eight American hostages home and honor their families who have been waiting for more than 200 days. This only shows weakness and confusion to the world.”
Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) agreed that Biden’s statement was in response to the protests, saying, “I think Biden has given in to the campus agitators. And I think the public “I think they gave in to the Palestinian community as well. That makes no sense at all.” That’s why I recommend you don’t listen to Joe Biden.
Sen. Roger Marshall said Biden has a “schizophrenic national security policy.” (Fox News Digital)
“I describe this as Biden’s schizophrenic national security policy,” he continued. “On the one hand, he says he wants to minimize casualties, civilian casualties. But on the other hand, he prevents us from sending in smart bombs. On the other hand, he says he wants to minimize the loss of life. They say they want to keep it to a minimum. They want the hostages released, but will they back out of negotiations if he tells the world he’s not going to send any more weapons? Security will just become a mess. ”
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Republican Rep. Cory Mills of Florida introduced articles of impeachment against Biden on Friday for threats against Israel, saying ahead of the move that “these are the same accusations made against President Trump and that That led to impeachment by the Democrats. That should happen to Joe Biden, too, and that’s why we’re drafting articles of impeachment now.”
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FOX News’ Elizabeth Elkind contributed to this report.
