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President Donald Trump Israel’s support in Congress and around the world has declined in recent years, said Friday.
In an interview Daily CallerTrump said the country is losing influence as left-wing American politicians oppose Israeli rally and the increasingly unpopular war in Gaza.
He said: “Israel, you will know this very well, Israel is the most powerful hall I have ever seen. They have total control over Congress and now they don’t know, I’m a little surprised to see this.”
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Donald Trump told Daily Caller last week that Israel lost influence globally when the Gaza war hurts its public relations, even though he continues to defend the country and criticizes Hamas. (Bloomberg/Getty)
Trump, who has been a strong ally of Israel during his presidency, defended Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza, but said he had observed how it hurt the country’s global image.
“So they’re going to have to fight it. But it hurts Israel. There’s no doubt. They might be winning the war, but they’re not winning the public relations world, you know, it hurts them.”
He recalls that criticism of Israel has never been as common as it is today, such as high-profile Democratic members in Congress, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, DN.Y. and Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn. – who Criticize the war In Gaza, the country is accused of killing innocent Palestinians.
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Trump summoned Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (DN.Y.) criticism of Israel in a new interview with The Daily Caller. (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)
“There was a time when you didn’t speak well, and if you wanted to be a politician, you didn’t speak well. But today, you know, you know, AOC plus threeyou have all these lunatics, they have indeed changed. ” he said.
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez and Rep. Omar did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
The president still expressed his support for Israel and told the media: “So, Israel is amazing because, I know, I have strong support from Israel. I have.
He accused Israeli critics of forgetting Hamas’s October 7 attack.
“And people forgot about October 7th.
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Hostage Yarden Yarden Roman-Gat’s family and friends walked barefoot and kidnapped barefoot from Kibbutz in the October 7 attack of Mamas, barefoot outlined chalk footsteps after the barefoot abduction. November 11, 2023, in Tel Aviv, Israel. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Image)
Trump also said some people deny it Terrorist attacks More than 1,200 people have been killed in Israel, just as some have denied the Holocaust.
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“And you know, you have people who deny it, they deny it. You have people who deny the Holocaust.”
