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As President Biden projects strong, steady leadership on the world stage amidst conflict in the Middle East, here\u2019s your reminder that 2024 Republicans\u2019 claim of standing with Israel falls apart when you take a look at their records. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the wake of global tragedy, Donald Trump praised a terrorist organization as \u201cvery smart,\u201d and criticized our ally \u2013 continuing to show how his unhinged approach to foreign policy embarrasses the U.S. on the world stage and endangers our allies. Amid the backlash to his praise for terrorists, Trump doubled down. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n New York Times<\/a>: \u201cFormer President Donald J. Trump drew scorn from both sides of the political aisle on Thursday for remarks that he made one day earlier criticizing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and referring to Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militant group, as \u2018very smart.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDuring a speech to his supporters in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Wednesday, he weighed in on the Hamas attacks on Israel, the worst experienced by America\u2019s closest Middle East ally in half a century.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Washington Post:<\/a> \u201cFormer president Donald Trump on Friday revived a two-week-old controversy over his description of Hezbollah terrorist attackers as \u2018very smart,\u2019 posting a column on social media that sought to defend his characterization of the group.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Let\u2019s not forget: Trump once called for Israel, a staunch ally, to pay for its defense aid. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Times of Israel<\/a>: \u201cTrump says he\u2019ll make Israel pay for defense aid\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cRepublican presidential front-runner Donald Trump said Monday he believes Israel should pay for defense aid it receives from the US, hours before he was slated to give a speech at the pro-Israel AIPAC policy conference.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tim Scott pretends to support Israel on the trail, but he missed a Senate vote on supporting Israel to schmooze with Wall Street executives in a desperate attempt to save his failing presidential campaign. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Hill<\/a>: \u201cThe Senate voted unanimously Thursday afternoon, 97-0, in favor of a resolution stating the Senate stands firmly with Israel and firmly against Hamas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Not voting<\/a>: Tim Scott<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bloomberg<\/a>: \u201cA group of prominent attorneys and Wall Street executives will host a fundraiser in New York next month for US Senator Tim Scott … The lunch, scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 19 in midtown Manhattan, will be hosted by One Equity Partners LLC\u2019s Chip Schorr, Sabin Metal Corp. owner Andrew Sabin, Brown-Forman Corp.\u2019s Matt Hamel and Eric Levine of Eiseman Levine Lehrhaupt & Kakoyiannis, P.C.\u201d Mediaite<\/a>: \u201cGOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy used an anti-Semitic trope to explain the Republican Party\u2019s concern for Israel in the wake of a terrorist attack by Hamas that left hundreds dead and saw others kidnapped and raped over the weekend. During an interview with Tucker Carlson on Tuesday, Ramaswamy lamented that his competition for the nomination were \u2018ignoring the interests of the U.S. right here at home\u2019 as well as other conflicts around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mediaite<\/a>: \u201cHis explanation for what he implied was a \u2018shameful\u2019 and disproportionate focus on the rape, kidnapping, and murder of Jew for the crime of being Jews was \u2018that there are, frankly, financial and corrupting influences that lead them exactly to speak the way they do.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2018That\u2019s just the hard truth,\u2019 added Ramaswamy who said that the reaction to the death and destruction in Israel reflected a \u2018selective moral outrage.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n In light of the terrorist attack against Israel, Ramaswamy doubled down on his calls to pause aid to our critical ally. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Politico<\/a>: \u201cRepublican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy on Saturday suggested the U.S. should not provide more military aid to Israel until the government can outline what happens after invading Gaza. Haaretz<\/a>: \u201cVivek Ramaswamy, in Favor of Ending Israel Aid, Opposes U.S. Military Force Against Iran\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Washington Free Beacon<\/a>: \u201cRamaswamy: Cut Off Aid to Israel After 2028\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Jerusalem Post<\/a>: \u201cUS must reduce aid given to Israel, Republican candidate Ramaswamy says\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Hill<\/a>: \u201c[Ramaswamy] has said that he would negotiate an Abraham Accords 2.0 that he contended would incorporate Israel into the rest of the Middle East such that it wouldn\u2019t be necessary to continue providing aid to the country after 2028.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n And a slate of 2024 Republicans are still supporting Senator Tommy Tuberville\u2019s shameful military blockade, which is stalling hundreds of promotions and undermining<\/a> military readiness as our ally asks for support. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Alabama Today<\/a>: \u201cU.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville to introduce President Donald Trump<\/strong> in Montgomery on Friday\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n AL.com<\/a>: \u201cFormer President Donald Trump<\/strong> praised Tuberville over the votes on Truth Social:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2018BIG WIN FOR TOMMY. Unlike McConnell and his group of automatic Democrat YES VOTES, Tommy T is willing to take on the Radical Left Fascists & Thugs that are destroying our Country. What a difference!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Florida Politics<\/a>: \u201cRon DeSantis<\/strong> backs Tommy Tuberville in ongoing skirmish with Senate\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mika Brzezinski<\/a>: \u201cDo you think that Senator Tuberville should lift the blockade that he\u2019s put on military promotions?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n DeSantis:<\/strong> \u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Brian Kilmeade<\/a>: \u201cSo you\u2019re with Tuberville?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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In the wake of the deadly terrorist attack on Israel, Ramaswamy used antisemitic tropes to downplay the attack on our ally. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2018The U.S. should be clear with Israel that further U.S. support is contingent on Israel identifying clear objectives for success in Gaza and a coherent plan for what comes after toppling Hamas even if Israel is successful in doing so. As of now, these critical questions remain unanswered,\u2019 he said.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n