Vulnerability in the North betrayed Trump praises “smart” Hezbollah and criticizes Gallant
October 12, 2023, 8:03 am Listen to the article
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Donald Trump is in campaign mode and revealing his thoughts on the war in Israel. The former president seems bitter about his experiences with Prime Minister Netanyahu and does not treat the Israeli defense minister well. On the other hand, there is praise for a terrorist group.
Former US President Donald Trump described the terrorist group Hezbollah as “very smart” at a campaign rally in West Palm Beach. On the other hand, he described Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant as an “idiot”.
Trump learned that Biden’s security people said northern Israel was the most vulnerable place. “I said, ‘Wait a minute, Hezbollah is very smart. They are all very intelligent.’ The press doesn’t like me saying that.” He said this before President Xi and China. He was rebuked by the press the next day for his statements. Trump blamed Defense Secretary Gallant for the Hezbollah attacks. Israel has a minister of Defense that says: “I hope Hezbollah doesn’t attack us from the north. And the next morning Hezbollah attacked. “If you listen to this idiot, you’ll have to attack from the north because he says, ‘That’s our weak point.'”
Trump harshly criticized Israel for not participating in the assassination of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani. “I will never forget that Bibi Netanyahu let us down. That was a terrible thing.” Netanyahu was still trying to “take credit for it.” Soleimani was commander of Iran’s Quds Force for years before he was killed in a US drone strike in Iraq in 2020. Trump gave the order.
The former president also warned against expanding the war. A lot of things went wrong with the Secret Service last week, Trump said. Israel now has to resolve this alone, because it is fighting a potentially very large power. “They could be fighting Iran,” Trump said. In an interview with Fox News, he later added that Netanyahu and Israel were not prepared for the Hamas attack. According to Trump, they would not have to be under the command of a US President Trump.