Former President Trump said Friday that Israel should attack Iran's nuclear facilities, mocking President Biden's response on the subject earlier this week.
While speaking at a campaign event in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Biden was asked about Israel's attack on Iran, and he said, “'As long as we don't do a nuclear attack,'” Biden said. That’s what you want to hit, right? I said, “I think he got it wrong.”
President Trump went on to say that nuclear proliferation is “the biggest risk we have.”
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Former President Trump said Friday during a campaign event in Fayetteville, North Carolina, that Israel should attack Iran's nuclear facilities, mocking President Biden's response on the subject earlier this week. (AP Photo/Carl B. DeBraker)
The former president said that during his term as president, “I rebuilt the entire military, all the jets. I built them, including the nuclear ones.” “I hated building nukes, but I learned firsthand how powerful they were. And let me tell you, we have to be fully prepared. We absolutely have to be prepared. yeah.”
When Biden was asked about Israel and Iran, he said, “Biden's answer should have been, 'We should have struck nuclear first and thought about the rest later.'”
President Trump made similar comments in an interview with Fox News on Thursday, calling Biden correspondent Bill Melgin's reaction to Israel's attack on Iran “the craziest thing I've ever heard. That's what we're dealing with.” “The biggest risk we have is nuclear.”
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On Tuesday, numerous rockets fired from Iran were seen over Jerusalem from Hebron in the West Bank. The Israeli military announced that missiles were fired from Iran toward Israel and sirens were heard across the country, especially in Tel Aviv. (Wissam Hashramoon/Anadolu via Getty Images)
He continued, “So to make a statement that says, 'Leave their core alone.'” I'd like to say that wasn't the right answer, but it was the craziest answer, because right away They will have nuclear weapons and you will have a problem. ”
Former Deputy Director of National Intelligence Kash Patel, who served in the Trump administration, said this week that “Iran has waged a war on Israel, so to speak, and Israelis defending themselves and their hostages have no choice but to defend themselves and their hostages inside Iran, where they could be killed.'' They should not attack the facility.” – It's very political, especially when you're the guy who, as commander-in-chief, gave Iran $7 billion and then gave them access to nuclear material. ”
Biden told reporters this week that he and other G7 members agree that Israel should take a “cautious” approach to Iran. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Following Iran's attack on Israel on Tuesday, Biden told reporters at Joint Base Andrews that “the answer is no” to the possibility that Israel could potentially target the country's nuclear program.
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He added that he and all other G7 members “agree that[Israel]has the right to respond, but it should be proportionate.”
