President Biden is facing condemnation after making an ultimatum to Israel’s government as it prepares for a ground invasion of the southern Gaza city of Rafah.
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum on Thursday accused President Biden of negotiating on behalf of «terrorists» after he threatened to withhold weapon shipments to Israel if it proceeds with its planned invasion of Rafah.
In an interview with CNN that aired Wednesday, Biden said, «Civilians have been killed in Gaza as a consequence of those bombs» and that he has made clear to Israel «if they go into Rafah, I’m not supplying the weapons that have been used historically to deal with Rafah, to deal with the cities — that deal with that problem.»
Burgum tore into Biden during an appearance Thursday on «America’s Newsroom.» He called the president’s shift in policy «truly unbelievable» while emphasizing Biden’s apparent readiness to abandon «America’s top ally» as it prepares for a ground invasion into Hamas’ last stronghold in Gaza.
«We’re in completely new territory here for a president of the United States because we’ve always had a rule, which is don’t negotiate with terrorists, but Joe Biden has gone beyond that — he’s actually negotiating for the terrorists,» Burgum said.
