Trump says Hamas attack on Israel, war in Ukraine would not have occurred if he were president

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Former President Trump said Sunday that Hamas’s attacks on Israel and the Russia-Ukraine war would “never have happened” if he were president.

“THE HORRIBLE ATTACK ON ISRAEL, MUCH LIKE THE ATTACK ON UKRAINE, WOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED IF I WERE PRESIDENT – ZERO CHANCE!” Trump wrote Sunday in a Truth Social post.

 

Trump’s comments come one day after Hamas, the militant and political group that rules Gaza, launched the largest attack on Israel in decades early Saturday. Forces invaded multiple Israeli towns by land, sea and air and launched a barrage of rocket fire in some parts of the country.

More than 1,100 people on both sides have died in the violence, while thousands of others were left injured.

Hamas forces also captured multiple Israeli soldiers and civilians, according to The Associated Press (AP).

Trump has lauded his own record helping Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his time in the White House, pointing to policy actions like support of Israel’s claim to Golan Heights as well as his administration’s recognition of Jerusalem as the country’s capital and relocation of the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem.

The moving of the embassy was seen as a risk to the tensions in the region that went against years of U.S. policy to avoid establishing an embassy in the contested city, according to The Washington Post.

On the day the U.S. Embassy opened in Jerusalem in May of 2018, dozens of Palestinians were killed by Israeli soldiers during mass protests at the boundary fence with Gaza.

 

The Trump administration later blamed Hamas for the deaths, which marked the deadliest day there since a war between Hamas and Israel in 2014.

Trump and Netanyahu shared a generally positive relationship during Trump’s time in the White House, though tensions flared up towards the end of his administration in 2020.

In the months that followed the 2020 election, Trump reportedly blasted the Israeli leader, accusing him of disloyalty for his congratulatory message to President Biden.

 

And late last year, Netanyahu railed against Trump’s dinner with white supremacist Nick Fuentes and Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, calling it “wrong and misplaced.”

While speaking at an event in Waterloo, Iowa, on Saturday, Trump spoke on Hamas’s attacks, claiming they are the result of the U.S. being seen as “weak and ineffective.”

“The Israeli attack was made because we are perceived as being weak and ineffective and with a really weak leader,” Trump said in an apparent swipe at President Biden.

 

Biden was quick to offer his unwavering support to Israel in the hours following the attacks, telling Netanyahu the U.S. is prepared to offer “all appropriate means of support” to Israel.

On Sunday, Biden informed Netanyahu that “additional assistance” was on its way to the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), which is expected to arrive in the coming days.

Trump’s latest comments on the Russia-Ukraine war do not come as much of a surprise, as the former president has repeatedly claimed Russian President Vladimir Putin “would have never gone into Ukraine” if Trump were president.

 

Pointing to his seemingly positive relationship with Putin, Trump in August said he was the “apple of his [Putin’s] eye.”

 

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[bbko]

[Tug]

And just how so mr big mouth just more cheap empty words more hot air if you will, perfectly predictable and utterly empty 

[metisdead]

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[Berkshire]

As usual (and predictable), Trump opens his big mouth and offers absolutely nothing.  Completely unhelpful.  These are serious times that requires serious people.  Trump should just shut the heck up and let people who know what they're doing confront this crisis. 

[FolkGuitar]

I do wonder why... the Ku Klux Klan, the Proud Boys, QAnon, The Three Percenters, etc., etc., all align themselves with the Republican party?

I wonder why... most of the Southern States have the lowest educational scores in the US, and all align themselves with the Republican party?

Actually, I don't wonder at all.

[Chomper Higgot]

Who said reality couldn’t get through to him.

 

He’s now admitting he’s not the President.

 

 

[Eric Loh]

Polar opposite statements with one speaking with intelligence and as a leader while the other low level intelligence buffoon make empty boastful innuendo and wishing to be a leader.   

 

[xylophone]

3 hours ago, Social Media said:

Trump and Netanyahu shared a generally positive relationship during Trump’s time in the White House, though tensions flared up towards the end of his administration in 2020.

In the months that followed the 2020 election, Trump reportedly blasted the Israeli leader, accusing him of disloyalty for his congratulatory message to President Biden.

Petty, spoilt little boy with little grey matter!!

[Jim Blue]

Seems he's the President to end all wars ! 

[transam]

How embarrassing...............

[xylophone]

1 hour ago, FolkGuitar said:

I do wonder why... the Ku Klux Klan, the Proud Boys, QAnon, The Three Percenters, etc., etc., all align themselves with the Republican party?

I wonder why... most of the Southern States have the lowest educational scores in the US, and all align themselves with the Republican party?

Actually, I don't wonder at all.

You make some good points, and this really didn't hit home to me until I watched an old movie the other evening, called, "Mississippi Burning" wherein there were references to not allowing "mixed blood" (sound familiar?), the Confederate flag being flown, KKK being prominent and several mentions of a pure race/aryan race.

 

My mind immediately went to recent remarks by trump, and just how sad the US has become these days with comments like those from trump. Sad.

[2baht]

2 hours ago, Tug said:

And just how so mr big mouth just more cheap empty words more hot air if you will, perfectly predictable and utterly empty 

The redneck followers will lap this up! Git er dun! ????

[2baht]

1 hour ago, Berkshire said:

Trump should just shut the heck up

Nothing will shut this fool up!

[thaibeachlovers]

2 hours ago, Berkshire said:

As usual (and predictable), Trump opens his big mouth and offers absolutely nothing.  Completely unhelpful.  These are serious times that requires serious people.  Trump should just shut the heck up and let people who know what they're doing confront this crisis. 

You claim there are people who know what they are doing in this situation.

Sooooo, where have they been hiding the last 30 years while the situation gets progressively worse? Nowhere to be found is where.

[Emdog]

But Donald.... what about that miracle mid east peace solution that sonny in law cobbled together (with no Palestinian input) that you boasted of so proudly?

 

[Chomper Higgot]

Has that other toxic narcissist Musk offered his solution yet?

[Berkshire]

2 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

You claim there are people who know what they are doing in this situation.

Sooooo, where have they been hiding the last 30 years while the situation gets progressively worse? Nowhere to be found is where.

We're talking about the current situation.  This is the beginning of major conflicts and instability in the Middle East.  Probably the worst we've seen in decades.  And just saying "it wouldn't have happened on my watch" does absolutely nothing. 

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2 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

You claim there are people who know what they are doing in this situation.

Sooooo, where have they been hiding the last 30 years while the situation gets progressively worse? Nowhere to be found is where.

Actually, the people who know what they're doing have long been predicting that things are going to get worse.

[LosLobo]

Trump's Middle East Peace Plan was a failure.

 

His so-called Abraham Accord Peace Agreement never achieved peace as the agreement was between countries that were never at war.

 

His diplomatic meddling did achieve some benefits though.

 

The Trump Crime Family was enriched with billions of dollars and LIV Golf agreements.

 

Abraham Accords: Trump-era peace deals fail to stop Israeli-Palestinian violence - The Washington Post

 

[NextG]

The man is a dangerous idiot. 

[Neeranam]

He's right obviously with the Ukraine war but not so sure about Israel. 

 

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1 minute ago, Neeranam said:

He's right obviously with the Ukraine war but not so sure about Israel. 

 

Sure. Given his reluctance to send the second arms shipment to Ukraine - he had to be threatened by Congress with a lawsuit to motivate him - clearly, Putin would have been too cowed to ever make such an attempt. Especially given this

Trump Doesn't Rule Out Recognizing Russia's Annexation Of Crimea

U.S. President Donald Trump, speaking two weeks before a planned summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, has declined to rule out recognizing Russia's annexation of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula.

Asked by reporters on Air Force One late on June 29 whether reports about him dropping Washington's longstanding opposition to the annexation were true, Trump said: "We're going to have to see."

Trump gave a similar answer when asked whether he would consider lifting U.S. sanctions on Russia which were imposed over the annexation. 

https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-doesnt-rule-out-recognizing-russian-annexation-ukraine-crimean-peninsula/29328403.html

 

 

[puck2]

War in Ukraine and Hamas attacks on Israel would not have occured, if he were US-President.

 

Yes they would have been afraid of his strong hits -

 

[Danderman123]

11 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

You claim there are people who know what they are doing in this situation.

Sooooo, where have they been hiding the last 30 years while the situation gets progressively worse? Nowhere to be found is where.

Your man Trump says he is with Israel on this one.

 

Any thoughts about that?

[eisfeld]

A very big <deleted> YOU Trump! for abusing a tragedy like the the one in Israel for your own political gain. What a miserable low life you are.

 

[candide]

13 hours ago, eisfeld said:

A very big <deleted> YOU Trump! for abusing a tragedy like the the one in Israel for your own political gain. What a miserable low life you are.

 

Exactly. It is really abject. The corpses are not yet cold and he's already trying to get a political advantage from it!

[Danderman123]

Trump is always desperate to make every situation about him.

 

He is as crazy as a loon.

[Skipalongcassidy]

16 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

You claim there are people who know what they are doing in this situation.

Sooooo, where have they been hiding the last 30 years while the situation gets progressively worse? Nowhere to be found is where.

The Hateful 8 are out in force on this one... 

[thaibeachlovers]

9 minutes ago, Skipalongcassidy said:

The Hateful 8 are out in force on this one... 

Deflection.