Staff Reports
Former President Donald Trump quickly pointed the finger at Vice President Joe Biden and said that he was to blame for Hamas's recent attack on Israel. Trump says that Biden's actions have hurt the peace attempts in the Middle East that he and his administration helped to set up. Conservative lawmakers have joined Trump in asking for Biden to be held responsible for the attacks, even though more people are dying and troops and civilians are being held hostage.
Trump calls Israel attack a disgrace, blames Biden for 'American taxpayer dollars' funding attacks – https://t.co/Krjz08fo5o
— The Washington Times (@WashTimes) October 7, 2023
Trump was very harsh in his criticism. He said, "These attacks by Hamas are shameful, and Israel has every right to defend itself with overwhelming force." Sadly, it looks like American taxpayer money may have even been used to pay for these attacks, with accounts saying that the Biden Administration was involved. Trump also pointed out the big difference between how well he was able to bring peace through the Abraham Accords and how quickly Biden seemed to be able to undo them. "Here we go again," he said, sounding a little annoyed.
Even though President Biden was criticized by everyone, he did condemn the killings and tell Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the phone that he was ready to help his country. But a lot of people who don't like Biden's government think that the attacks may have been partly his fault because of a deal to trade prisoners with Iran. Biden negotiated a deal that let Iran get back $6 billion in oil income, but only if the money was used for good causes. Republicans like Steve Scalise, who is the majority leader of the House, want Biden to be held responsible for this deal.
There's more bad things to say about Biden. Rep. Cory Mills of Florida is one of the lawmakers who say that Biden's foreign policy is weak because of a string of bad choices. The bad decisions made by the United States, like pulling out of Afghanistan, the prisoner swap deal, and even the strange Chinese Spy Balloon episode, have all hurt America's reputation around the world. "Weakness invites aggression," as Mills put it so well. "Those who are against us can see how weak the White House is." Ouch.
It looks like President Biden's enemies are paying attention to what he does (or doesn't do). Conservative politicians and even Trump himself are not holding back when they say mean things about the government, whether it's for funding attacks or what they see as a lack of strength in the world. Will someone answer for Biden? Time will tell, but one thing is for sure: politics are getting worse, and everyone is pointing the finger.
