Sen. Rick Scott on Thursday ripped President Joe Biden as the “most pro-Hamas” and “most pro-Iran” president that America has ever had.
The Florida Republican also slammed Biden for withholding military aid from the Israeli army as it seeks to eradicate the remaining Hamas brigades holed up in the Gazan city of Rafah.
Scott offered the comments during an exclusive interview with The Floridian, a conservative website.
“There’s not one person in this country that believes in Israel that should ever vote for Joe Biden,” Scott said.
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“Joe Biden is the most pro-Hamas president in our lifetime. Most pro-Iran President probably in our lifetime. I think he does even better than [former President Barack] Obama,” said Scott.
Scott noted that he recently traveled to Israel, ending up a half-mile from Gaza.
While in a small town called Kfar Aza, Scott said he saw first-hand “where babies were murdered. Others were raped, people burned alive, people shot point blank just because they were Jews.”
“Israel has no choice,” he added. “They have no choice but (to) destroy the last battalions of Hamas there in Rafah. That’s where they are.”
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Scott said Israeli officials assured him that the Israeli Defense Forces would do “everything they can to keep the civilians safe.”
“But, I mean, the problem is Hamas. They have to destroy them,” he added.
“So when Biden says he’s not going to give weapons, he’s saying that he supports Hamas. He said he doesn’t care how many IDF soldiers are killed because that’s the end result.”
Biden and his senior advisers recently said they would not support Israel’s invasion of Rafah and announced that they were withholding delivery of about 3,500 smart bombs after Israel announced its intentions – even though a $17 billion aid package passed Congress with strong support from Democrats.
Biden later relented and agreed to send Israel about $1 billion in military aid.
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But on Thursday, House Republicans, supported by 16 Democrats, passed the Israel Security Assistance Act, which would force Biden to abide by the terms of the aid bill with “expeditious delivery” of the weaponry.
Senate Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has said the Senate won’t even consider the bill. If it passed, Biden has said he would veto it.
“It is clear that Biden and Schumer have turned their back on Israel,” GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson said. “They are carrying water for Iran and its proxies.”
“We want the president to hear this loud and clear,” he added. “This is a catastrophic decision with global implications. It is obviously being done with political calculation and we can’t let this stand.”
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