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'Hezbollah is very smart': Trump calls out Biden's security failure

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  • 12 Oct 2023 13:16
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US President Donald Trump claims that Hezbollah is "very smart," insinuating that they've pinpointed the north-south border between Lebanon and Occupied Palestine as the "weakest spot," which he sees as a misstep on Biden's part.

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  • Former US President Donald Trump in Palm Beach, Florida on October 11, 2023 (AP)
    Former US President Donald Trump in Palm Beach, Florida on October 11, 2023 (AP)

At a Club 47 USA event in West Palm Beach, Florida, former US President Donald Trump remarked that Hezbollah is "very smart," in reference to the resistance's actions against Israeli aggression along Lebanon's southern border.

Trump also discussed President Joe Biden's "security people" and "national defense people" in the context of Israeli attacks on Gaza.

"I hope Hezbollah doesn't attack from the North because that's the most vulnerable spot... so the following morning they attack," Trump said, adding: "If you listen to this jerk, you would attack from the North because he said that's our weak spot". 

However, it is not clear whether he meant Biden was the "jerk" or one of the "security people".

الرئيس السابق دونالد ترمب يسخر من طريقة التعامل مع حزب الله اللبناني. pic.twitter.com/BtfrzI345W

— ZaidBenjamin زيد بنيامين (@ZaidBenjamin5) October 12, 2023

He additionally said that the United States "stands with Israel 100%" on the condition that he wins the US presidential election in 2024.   

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Victims of Israeli airstrikes!#FreeGaza #PalestineUnderAttack #طوفان_الأقصى #غزة_الآن #طوفان_الاقصى_ #Gaza #GazaUnderAttack #palastine #Palestine… pic.twitter.com/XVeKKaXenI

— Sahil Saifi (@Sahilsa29) October 12, 2023

"Under my leadership, we will stand with Israel 100%. We will not let them fail," Trump expressed, noting that the US would "fully support Israel in defeating, dismantling and permanently destroying the terrorist group Hamas."    

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He also called "Israel" a "blessing to the world" and said that "prayers are with them now in this terrible, terrible time."    

Trump expressed being "proud" to be "the best friend Israel has ever had in the White House, by far," claiming that "if the election wasn't rigged, there would be nobody even thinking about going to Israel." 

This comes after Biden called Operation Al-Aqsa Flood "sheer evil" and affirmed that the United States supports "Israel" and is committed to providing the necessary aid to ensure its continued aggression against Hamas' resistance fighters.

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Victims of Israeli airstrikes!#FreeGaza #PalestineUnderAttack #طوفان_الأقصى #غزة_الآن #طوفان_الاقصى_ #Gaza #GazaUnderAttack #palastine #Palestine… pic.twitter.com/IO2l8dwsu2

— The Muslim (@TheMuslim786) October 12, 2023

"The United States stands with "Israel." We will not ever fail to have their back, we will make sure that they have the help their citizens need, and they can continue to defend themselves," Biden said.

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