At a rally in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, Donald Trump appeared to endorse some of his supporters who were chant “genocide Joe,” in reference to President Joe Biden’s handling of the Middle East conflict.
“They’re not wrong,” Trump said, “He’s done everything wrong.”
The “genocide Joe” moniker was coined by Pro-Palestinian supporters protesting against Israel’s attack on Gaza and the perceived unstinting support Biden has shown toward the Israel Defense Forces siege of the enclave that has left over 33,000 dead, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.
However, at the rally, Trump also expressed his support for the Jewish state. “God bless the people of Israel. They are under attack right now,” he said.
Crowd: Genocide Joe.Trump: They’re not wrong. pic.twitter.com/zeKUrSWTvz
— DD Geopolitics (@DD_Geopolitics) April 14, 2024
The GOP frontrunner went on to say that the overnight drone and missile attacks on Israel by Iran were the result of the Biden administration’s “weakness” on the world stage.
The attack would not have happened if he were still in office, he said.
On Saturday night, in retaliation for a deadly attack on an Iranian consulate in Damascus earlier this month, Tehran launched a barrage of over 300 missile and drone strikes against Israel.
The US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has said the US military had intercepted dozens of missiles and drones. The UK, France, and Jordan have also said they came to Israel’s aid.
TRUMP: “America prays for Israel. We send our absolute support to everyone in harms way. This is an attack that would not have happened.” pic.twitter.com/o2wrXLpLjb
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) April 13, 2024
Trump repeated well-worn attack lines against Biden at the rally, calling him “crooked Joe” and a “demented tyrant,” going as far as to say that “everything he touches turns to shit.”
Biden has cut short his weekend trip to his Delaware beach home, returning to the White House Saturday to meet with his national security team on events in the Middle East.
JUST IN: Trump referring to Biden says, “Everything he touches turns to shit.” WATCH pic.twitter.com/vQZjdcCc1I
— Simon Ateba (@simonateba) April 14, 2024
Trump also criticized the president for the price of gas and the “border bloodbath,” with immigrants coming “from prisons, from mental institutions, they’re coming from all over the world.”
Trump concluded, “If we don’t win this election, this country is finished.”
On Monday, Trump’s hush money trial is due to begin jury selection. The former president faces allegations he falsified 34 business records to cover up a $130,000 hush-money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels days before the 2016 election.
In a Friday press conference at Mar-a-Lago, Trump told reporters he plans to testify in the trial, which he called a “scam” and “witch hunt.”
“I’m testifying. I tell the truth. All I can do is tell the truth; the truth is they have no case,” he said.
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