Biden Blasted Over ‘Confusing’ Post About Israel-Hamas War That ‘Seems to Have Satisfied No One’
President Joe Biden is facing criticism for a vague post on X about the Israel-Hamas war. On Tuesday evening, Biden wrote, “Hamas unleashed a terrorist attack because they fear nothing more than Israelis and…
President Joe Biden is facing criticism for a vague post on X about the Israel-Hamas war.
On Tuesday evening, Biden wrote, “Hamas unleashed a terrorist attack because they fear nothing more than Israelis and Palestinians living side by side in peace. To continue down the path of terror, violence, killing, and war is to give Hamas what they seek.”
“We can’t do that,” he insisted.
The post comes as the cease-fire in the conflict, which was agreed upon to facilitate the release of hostages from the Gaza Strip, was set to expire on Wednesday.
Some users on X fretted Biden was urging Israel to cease its operations in Gaza.
National Review’s Noah Rothman wrote, “Biden caves.”
“It’s always a mistake to take lefty sloganeering like this too seriously, but Biden is saying here that Israel wiping out Hamas in Gaza is exactly what Hamas wants,” conservative political consult Noah Pollack said.
He added, “This is a deeply moronic and insane thing to say.”
Liberal commentator Wajahat Ali claimed it was a sign Biden was aligning with public opinion as he wrote, “Democrats finally seeing the polls.”
Meanwhile, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) wrote, “It took Biden only a few weeks after the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust to turn on Israel and compare Israel’s actions to terror.”
Republican communicator Matt Whitlock posted, “Biden now publicly attacking Israel for defending themselves from the barbaric terrorists who just killed 1200 Israelis and kidnapped hundreds more. Shameful cowering to the worst, most toxic lunatics in his party.”
Still, others simply expressed confusion about what the actual message is.
The Bulwark’s Charlie Sykes wrote, “This post seems to have satisfied no one, while confusing pretty much everyone.”
“This is a weird, unclear tweet. The part about not giving Hamas a war, aka permanent ceasefire instead, is a big problem,” asserted Townhall’s Katie Pavlich.
Fox News’ Lawrence Jones asked, “What does this even mean???”
The unclear post comes nearly two months after Hamas carried out its Oct. 7 massacre, killing “around 1,200” people, according to Israeli officials. Another estimated 240 people were taken hostage.