At a rally in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, Donald Trump appeared to support some of his supporters who chanted “Genocide Joe,” in reference to President Joe Biden’s handling of the Middle East conflict.
The nickname “Genocide Joe” was coined by pro-Palestinian supporters protesting the Israeli attack on Gaza and Biden’s unqualified support for the Israeli Defense Forces’ siege of the enclave that more than 33,000 dead, according to the Hamas-run health body. ministry.
However, at the rally, Trump also expressed support for the Jewish state. “God bless the people of Israel. They are currently under attack,” he said.
The Republican Party front-runner went on to claim that Iran’s nightly drone and missile attacks on Israel were the result of the Biden administration’s “weakness” on the world stage.
The attack would not have happened if he was still in office, he said.
On Saturday evening, in retaliation for a deadly attack on an Iranian consulate in Damascus earlier this month, Tehran launched a barrage of more than 300 missile and drone strikes against Israel.
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the US military had intercepted dozens of missiles and drones. The United Kingdom, France and Jordan also said they had come to Israel’s aid.
TRUMP: “America prays for Israel. We send our absolute support to all those in danger. This is an attack that would not have happened.” pic.twitter.com/o2wrXLpLjb
– The Post-Millennial (@TPostMillennial) April 13, 2024
Trump repeated his well-known attack lines against Biden at the rally, calling him a “crooked Joe” and an “insane tyrant,” going so far as to say that “everything he touches turns to shit.”
Biden cut short his weekend at his Delaware beach house, returning to the White House on Saturday to meet with his national security team on events in the Middle East.
Trump also criticized the president for the price of gasoline and the “bloodbath at the border,” with immigrants coming “from prisons, from mental institutions, they come from all over the world.”
Trump concluded: “If we don’t win this election, this country is finished. »
On Monday, Trump’s secret trial is set to begin jury selection. The former president faces allegations that he falsified 34 business records to conceal a secret $130,000 payment to porn star Stormy Daniels days before the 2016 election.
In a Friday press conference At Mar-a-Lago, Trump told reporters he planned to testify at the trial, which he called a “scam” and a “witch hunt.”
“I’m testifying. I’m telling the truth. All I can do is tell the truth; the truth is they have no proof,” he said.
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