Trump blames Biden for Hamas’ terrorist attack

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Criticizes Netanyahu, calls Hezbollah “very smart.” Biden says, “We’re with Israel.  Let’s make no mistake. “

Predictably, former President Donald Trump on Wednesday placed blame on President Joe Biden and his administration for Hamas’ deadly assault on Israel and insisted that such an attack would never have happened if he were still in the White House.

Astonishingly, it took Trump until Wednesday, five days after the initial terrorist attacks by Hamas, to make his ridiculous claims that have no basis in reality.

From the Miami Herald:

Speaking to supporters at the Palm Beach Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Trump’s remarks played out as more of a checklist of his own record in the Middle East and denunciation of Biden than an affirmation of solidarity with the United States’ closest ally in the region. He boasted about his administration’s decision to move the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem — and at the low cost of just a few hundred thousand dollars — and repeated his baseless claim that the 2020 presidential election was rife with fraud and malfeasance, arguing that if it hadn’t been “rigged,” Israel would never have been attacked.

“If the election wasn’t rigged, there would be nobody even thinking about going into Israel,” Trump said. “The election was rigged. Very sadly rigged. But we’ll swamp them the next time and it’ll be bigger than anybody has ever seen.” Under his leadership, “we had peace,” Trump said. “And I fought for Israel like no president in history, but then Crooked Joe Biden came along and tossed Israel to the blood-thirsty Jihadists.”

Trump also seized on the fighting in Israel to stoke concerns that the U.S. southern border is vulnerable to being infiltrated by terrorists and bragged that, during his tenure in the White House, he had imposed a travel ban to keep people from certain countries — mainly in the Middle East and north Africa — out of the U.S.

But wait, there’s more! The New York Post* reported:

*Yes surprise – I’m quoting The New York Post. I guess it’s because I’m old enough to remember the Post of the ’50’s, the liberal tabloid owned by Dorothy Schiff and edited by James Wechsler, with the best sports section of any NYC paper!

Donald Trump on Wednesday called Hezbollah “very smart” hours after the Lebanese-based terror group fired missiles at Israeli troops.

Trump blamed Israeli and U.S. government officials for Wednesday’s attack from the Iranian-backed terror group, which came days after Hamas terrorists from the Gaza Strip stormed the Israeli border, killing hundreds of civilians, including women, children and the elderly.

The former president accused the Biden administration and Israeli officials of publicly pointing out the vulnerabilities of the Jewish state, speculating that those comments incited a subsequent Hezbollah attack.

“Two nights ago, I read all of Biden’s security people, can you imagine, national defense people, and they said, ‘Gee, I hope Hezbollah doesn’t attack from the north, because that’s the most vulnerable spot,’ ” Trump told the crowd. “I said, ‘Wait a minute.’ You know, Hezbollah is very smart. They’re all very smart.”

And even more.

In a clip of an interview with Fox News host Brian Kilmeade that was set to air Thursday, Trump criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying Netanyahu hadn’t been prepared for Saturday’s incursion by Hamas.

“We have to protect Israel,” Trump said. “There’s no choice. And why do we have to do it? [Netanyahu] has been hurt very badly because of what’s happened here. He was not prepared. He was not prepared, and Israel was not prepared.”

Compare Trump’s rant with President Joe Biden’s emotional and heartfelt statement on the terrorist attack on Israel. Some excerpts:

(Click below for the entire transcript of Biden’s remarks)

This attack has brought to the surface painful memories and the scars left by a millennia of antisemitism and genocide of the Jewish people. So, in this moment, we must be crystal clear: We stand with Israel.  We stand with Israel.  And we will make sure Israel has what it needs to take care of its citizens, defend itself, and respond to this attack.

I just got off the phone with — the third call with Prime Minister Netanyahu.  And I told him if the United States experienced what Israel is experiencing, our response would be swift, decisive, and overwhelming. We also discussed how democracies like Israel and the United States are stronger and more secure when we act according to the rule of law.

My team has been in near constant communication with our Israeli partners and partners all across the region and the world from the moment this crisis began. 
 We’re surging additional military assistance, including ammunition and interceptors to replenish Iron Dome. We’re going to make sure that Israel does not run out of these critical assets to defend its cities and its citizens.

For 75 years, Israel has stood as the ultimate guarantor of security of Jewish people around the world so that the atrocities of the past could never happen again. And let there be no doubt: The United States has Israel’s back. We will make sure the Jewish and democratic State of Israel can defend itself today, tomorrow, as we always have.  It’s as simple as that. 

We’re with Israel.  Let’s make no mistake. 

The difference between President Biden’s approach to this crisis and Trump’s is breathtaking. It’s beyond belief. Trump’s remarks were so heinous they moved former Republican Congresswoman, Liz Cheney to post this:

Let’s make no mistake, Ms. Cheney’s question needs to repeated. It needs to asked to every person who is supporting Donald Trump – over and over again!

ARE REPUBLICANS REALLY GOING TO NOMINATE THIS DANGEROUS MAN TO BE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES?

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