Last Updated on April 4, 2024
With America First intuition, former President Trump advised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to “get it over with” and “get back to normalcy” as the PR campaign for Israel continues to plummet in the West.
The Hill reported on Trump’s call to Hugh Hewitt’s show Thursday morning, where the 45th president was asked about his comments on Israel and the war.
Hewitt asked Trump, “… are you still 100% with Israel? And what’s your advice to Netanyahu beyond get it over with in a hurry?”
Trump doubled down on his original response, saying:
Well, that’s all the advice you can give. I mean, that’s the advice. You’ve got to get it over with, and you have to get back to normalcy.
And I’m not sure that I’m loving the way they’re doing it, because you’ve got to have victory. You have to have a victory, and it’s taking a long time. And the other thing is I hate, they put out tapes all the time. Every night, they’re releasing tapes of a building falling down. They shouldn’t be releasing tapes like that. They’re doing, that’s why they’re losing the PR war. They, Israel is absolutely losing the PR war.
… We have to get on with life.
The former president’s comments seem to have resonated with the populace after Israeli multiple precision drone strikes killed multiple humanitarian aid workers of World Central Kitchen who were delivering food into Gaza, according to The Hill.
The White House, progressive Democrats and libertarian Republicans have pushed for an end to the thousands of Palestinians being killed. Rep. Thomas Massie, R-KY, was called an “antisemite” by various Jewish NGOs, outlets and commentators for his call for US nonintervention. But also, New York Democratic Senator Charles Schumer, a Jewish man, condemned Israeli’s harsh response to the Hamas attack.
May we light the candles that lead us to a better future for all. pic.twitter.com/XtBJEqA7ro
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) March 14, 2024
Since the onset of the war, Trump has repeatedly stated that the war would not have happened if he were in office. He has commented very little on the war, perhaps due to the stagging increase of noninterventionism within his voting base.
His stance may change as we come closer and closer to Election Day. That may be due to several reasons, from general support, a monetary position for financial backing and in light of his comments about Jewish Americans voting for Democrats who don’t support Israel. The Hill claimed those comments alone were “suggesting they hate their own religion.”
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Zionism is both religious and secular, but more importantly, a part of Jewish identity to most. Trump, if he doesn’t outwardly show support for Israel, the Jewish 2.4% vote is minimal and unlikely to vote Republican. That is unlike the Evangelical Christians, who greatly outnumber, vote Republican and support Zionism.
