Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis accused President Biden of “sleeping on the job» as Israel attempts to defend itself from Iranian-backed Hamas terrorists.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis lashed out at President Biden on Saturday amid a chaotic scene in the Middle East, accusing the U.S. commander in chief of «sleeping on the job» as Israel attempts to defend itself from Iranian-backed Hamas terrorists.
DeSantis’ comments, offered to reporters during one of his presidential campaign stops in Iowa, came after Hamas terrorists launched thousands of rockets into Israel early on Saturday morning.
«I saw the president’s comments with respect to the attacks on Israel. He said that he was up at 7:30 in the morning, but, you know, this was happening late, late last night into the early morning. The president needs to be there answering the call when our top ally in the Middle East is under the gun,» DeSantis said.
«You can’t be sleeping on the job. You’ve got to get there, you’ve got to do it, and you’ve got to engage,» he added. «I think that we need to see leadership here. We need a very clear voice, we need strong support for the state of Israel.»
In a press briefing Saturday afternoon, Biden condemned the attacks and vowed that «the United States stands with Israel, we will to ever fail to have fought back.»
«I got up this morning, started this at 7:30, 8:00 [a.
