President Joe Biden is “politicizing” the lives of Americans held hostage by the Gaza-based terrorist organization Hamas, according to Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa. She said the 81-year-old Democratic leader had “played into the hands of Hamas” by withholding aid from Israel, “our greatest ally in the region” and “pleased the terrorists instead of trembling in fear.” ” he criticized.
Ernst, a military veteran who chairs the Senate Republican Policy Committee, accused the president of using American lives as pawns for political purposes in an exclusive statement to Breitbart News on Friday.
“Biden is playing politics with American lives,” she said.
“Despite the Iranian-backed Hamas holding its people hostage, this president is withholding support from Israel to wipe out these terrorists,” she continued, adding that he is “defying Hamas’ hand.” “We are toying with the terrorists,” he added, “rather than scaring the terrorists.” fear. “
The remarks came as Republican officials continue to speak out. Lambaste The Biden administration has accused Israel of withholding critical ammunition in its war against the terrorist organization Hamas, saying the president is “carrying water for pro-Hamas mobs” to “appease a radical anti-Semitic base.” He blames the Democratic Party for being “pro-Hamas.” For his own personal political gain.
In a statement issued in response to Biden’s threats, Sen. Ernst said: accused The president broke what was thought to be an ‘iron-wall’ dedication To the Jewish state:
His appeasement policy has failed to stop terrorist attacks in the Middle East, but he has no right to withhold ammunition from his largest ally in the region. America’s support for Israel should remain steadfast as it fights to protect its right to life and bring home hostages held by Hamas. Despite playing politics with these lives and handing over American civilians to Iranian-backed terrorists, the Biden administration has denied that the munitions he denies have the precision needed to prevent civilian casualties. It does not acknowledge that it is a tool.
Although Biden is “trying to speak from both sides,” the Iowa senator vowed to “hold him accountable for his previously stated belief that arms deliveries to Israel are important.” She also criticized Biden, saying:hurt Ability to bring hostages home. ”
Ernst, who recently returned from a trip to Israel with Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC), previously I was demanded to Asked what ammunition the Biden administration is reportedly withholding from Israel, whether it was approved by Congress, and why Congress was not notified, Biden responded: .
Biden replaced leadership with appeasement. pic.twitter.com/BCLcx5hf54
— Joni Ernst (@SenJoniErnst) May 9, 2024
Former President Donald Trump on Thursday accused “crooked” and “weak” commanders of “standing on their side.” [Hamas] He is a “terrorist” just as he “sided with extremist mobs occupying college campuses.”
The crooked Joe Biden has just said, knowingly or not, that he will withhold weapons from Israel as it fights to eliminate Hamas terrorists in Gaza. Hamas has killed thousands of innocent civilians, including babies, and is still holding Americans hostage, if any. pic.twitter.com/eyfYp7qnV2
— Posts from Donald J. Trump’s Truth Social (@TrumpDailyPosts) May 9, 2024
As Breitbart News reportmultiple news outlets have reported that the Biden administration is withholding 3,500 bombs from Israel, which is currently at war with Hamas, the US-designated Islamic terrorist organization that attacked the Jewish state in an unprecedented and particularly brutal massacre in October. It was confirmed.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin also said: Confirmed At a Senate Defense Appropriations subcommittee on Wednesday, the US announced it was holding off on shipments of weapons from Israel due to concerns about continued attacks against Hamas in Rafah, but the Jewish state’s security remains on the ground. It depends on the disbandment of the Hamas battalion.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin during a House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on Wednesday, April 17, 2024 in Washington, DC (Graham Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty).
Biden later acknowledged it on CNN. erin burnett out front He claimed that he began restricting the transfer of American weapons to Israel because of moral objections to the operation in Rafah.
“I made it clear to Vivi.” [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu] and the war cabinet. “If they actually go into these populated areas, they won’t have our support,” he said. Said, refers to the people of Rafah. “We are not running away from Israeli security. We are moving away from Israel’s ability to wage war in these areas.”
“We took up arms,” he added.
President Biden: ‘Hearing the message’ of pro-Palestinian protesters pic.twitter.com/l06YnrZrog
— Erin Burnett OutFront (@OutFrontCNN) May 9, 2024
In response, radical “Squad” member Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) celebrated “This is what young people across the country have been protesting,” the president’s declaration said.
Ilhan Omar and her daughter Isra Hirsi at Barnard College, Columbia University (Isra Hirsi/Instagram)
Critics of Biden’s decision claimed Absent a finding of human rights violations by Israel, the weapons withholding already authorized by Congress is unconstitutional and violates the Seizure Control Act of 1974.
Sen. Ernst, co-chair of the Abraham Accords Caucus and a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, was among 35 Senate Republicans. ask Biden is expected to provide specifics on the Palestinian refugee resettlement program, warning that a reported plan to take in Gaza refugees poses a “national security risk” to the United States.
“With more than one-third of Gazans supporting Hamas militants, your administration should properly screen this high-risk population for terrorist ties or sympathies before allowing them to enter the United States. We are not confident that it can be vetted,” they wrote to the president.
Senator Ernst in March slammed Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) criticized the Senate’s highly unprecedented speech calling for new elections in Israel. She accused top Democrats of “turning their backs on our greatest ally in the Middle East” and “playing into the hands of Iran-backed Hamas.”
Joshua Klein is a reporter for Breitbart News. Email jklein@breitbart.com. Follow him on Twitter @Joshua Klein.
