Posted on 10/12/2023 10:10:31 AM PDT by SoConPubbie
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has launched his most brazen attack on former President Donald Trump to date, claiming Trump “attack[ed] our friend and ally, Israel” and falsely claiming he “praise[d] Hezbollah terrorists” during a speech in Florida.
The clip of Trump’s speech, however, undermines the claim. In context, it is clear the 45th President was referring to how “smart” Hezbollah leadership has been in comparison with the Biden government’s capabilities.
“I read all of Biden’s security people, can you imagine, national defense people, and they said ‘Gee, I hope Hezbollah doesn’t attack from the north, because that’s the most vulnerable spot!'” Trump said.
“You know, Hezbollah’s very smart, they’re all very smart. The press doesn’t like when I say it… I said that President Xi of China, 1.4 billion people, he controls it with an iron fist, I said he’s very smart – they killed me the next day,” he recalled.
In lock step with the corporate media, DeSantis chose to misrepresent this as “praise” for America’s enemies, rather than a sober warning not to reveal weaknesses that terrorists could exploit.
Terrorists have murdered at least 1,200 Israelis and 22 Americans and are holding more hostage, so it is absurd that anyone, much less someone running for President, would choose now to attack our friend and ally, Israel, much less praise Hezbollah terrorists as “very smart.”
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— Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantis) October 12, 2023
Trump described the Hamas raid as “savage” in the full version of his speech, and recalled how he “fought for Israel like no President in history, but then Crooked Joe Biden came along and tossed Israel to the bloodthirsty jihadists” by loosening sanctions on Iran and restoring aid to Gaza and the West Bank.
DeSantis’s claim that Trump attacked Israel also bore no resemblance to reality, as the 45th President was discussing Israeli intelligence failures, not the nation as a whole. Indeed, a full 86 percent of Israeli respondents to a poll released Thursday say their government’s failures were to blame for the Hamas attack.
DeSantis’s team have also been amplifying prominent neoconservatives in their attempt to frame Trump’s comments negatively, with national spokeswoman Carly Atchison sharing a post by war hawk Fox News correspondent Jennifer Griffin alleging the former president was “criticizing Bibi Netanyahu and Israel and praising Hezbollah as ‘smart.'” Griffin, in turn, was sharing a post by a Democrat PAC known as Meidas Touch, which was explicitly formed by the far-left to attack Donald Trump.
Neoconservatives have been using the backdrop of the Hamas attack on Israel to try and foment a new war with Iran.
Must be the Never-TRUMPERS talking point of the day. LYNN CHEYNEY just said the exact same thing in another article this morning.
Liar.
Using out of context left wing style attacks. Shame on you DeSantis!
Meatball is as drunk as Cheney
Turns out Meatball is a Slimeball
My shocked face 😒
I knew there was reason not to trust him
Hey Pubbie, the race is over. You can lighten up now.
DeSantis should know better than to spew this nonsense. If you all go back in history Trump also said that ISIS was “smart” did that mean he supported ISIS of course not..now anyone knows that Hezollah is FAR FAR more dangerous than Hamas ever could be and that is saying a lot..they are a whole other breed of animal, trained in Syria, and they have more capable weapons of reaching deeper in Israel..can Israel destroy Hezbollah, absolutely but they would lose a lot of men, a lot
I find interesting that Cheney is such a war hawk given her father’s record of six draft deferments during the VN War and the lack of service otherwise in her family. What Trump said is correct; the military planning of Hamas for the initial assault this weekend was quite striking and totally got beyond Israel intel and the IDF. You can recognize a smart strategy and tactical surprise without in any way approving of the murders, rapes and child killings these devils engaged in.
Shut up, DeA-hole.
I would like to see how all the DeSantis-bots, who claim DeSantis is too noble-hearted to get down in the mud, justify that when he turns how to be just another sleazy, lying politician.
Desperation, much?
Ron does not seem to realize how much he is embarrassing himself. He needs to come home and be an active governor.
Well, the Cheneys may be inconsistent on their lack of military service, but they fooled most of us for years.
How to destroy your political career in three easy lessons.
It is amazing how many idiots miss the very important point you (and Trump) are making. One must always give an honest evaluation of even your enemies. Hell, Germany during WWII had extremely “smart” and capable leadership at most all civilian and military levels. Stating this fact does not make one a sympathizer. No one accuses the Devil of being stupid.
His contract isn’t up yet.
Ron is no neo con pubbie he just isn’t a puppet following the puppeteer like the name calling trumpet crowd
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