Trump will face off against Joe Biden in US election later this year
New Delhi:
As tensions in West Asia escalate following an Iranian drone attack on Israel, former President Donald Trump raised the slogan “Genocide Joe” against US President Joe Biden at a public meeting later this year. Will compete with Biden in the US election some time ago. As chants grew louder in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania, Trump said: “They’re not wrong. They’re not wrong. Everything he’s doing is wrong.”
“Genocide Joe” is a phrase used by pro-Palestinian protesters to blast Biden’s unconditional support for Israel’s attack on Gaza, particularly in the wake of the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas. To date, more than 33,000 Palestinians have been killed.
🚨🇺🇸🇮🇱Donald Trump calls President Biden “Genocidal Joe!” pic.twitter.com/84xO69yvod
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The use of the slogan at Trump rallies and his endorsement of it are strange, to say the least. When it comes to the Palestinian issue, Republican leaders are unequivocally on Israel’s side. Indeed, in an interview earlier this month, he said Israel needed to “finish what they started” and “end it as quickly as possible.” “You’ve got to end this, you’ve got to get back to normal. I’m not sure I like the way they’re doing it because you’ve got to win. You’ve got to win and it takes a long time,” he told The Hugh Hewitt Show Zhong said.
The former US president defended his comments in an interview with Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom, in which he said Israel needed to “end” its war with Hamas and that the country was “losing a lot of support” around the world . “What I’m saying very bluntly is, end this, let’s get peace and stop killing people. It’s a very simple statement. End it. They’ve got to finish what they’ve done. They’ve got to get it done,” he double the effort.
In response to Iran launching more than 300 drones and missiles at Israel, Trump said at a rally in Pennsylvania, “God bless the people of Israel. They are being attacked right now. That’s because we have shown tremendous weakness.”
The “weak” remarks were an obvious attack on his rival Joe Biden. The 81-year-old leader has publicly expressed “die-hard” support for the government of Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu, but multiple reports in US media said he was seeking to ease tensions. As the election approaches, Biden is appearing extra cautious and aware that his handling of the situation in West Asia is being closely watched.
The situation in the United States was further complicated by an alleged Israeli attack on the Iranian embassy in Damascus, Syria, and Tehran’s response to a drone strike. While Netanyahu vowed to respond appropriately, a senior US official told AFP that Biden had told the Israeli prime minister that Washington would not provide military support for any retaliation. “We would not be involved in any reaction that they had. We would not envision ourselves being involved in such an act,” he said.
Iran, meanwhile, warned that if Israel retaliated, its response would be “much larger” than a drone strike. Gen. Mohammad Bagheri, the commander-in-chief of Iran’s armed forces, told state media that Iran would also target U.S. bases if Washington supports an Israeli counterattack.
