Former US president Donald Trump tries to turn a question about Russia into criticism of President Joe Biden’s policy on Iran.
“Israel would have never been invaded in a million years by Hamas,” Trump says. “You know why? Because Iran was broke with me.”
Asked about the war in Gaza, Biden touts his defense of Israel, and accuses Hamas of being the only one who wants to keep fighting.
“We are providing Israel with all the weapons they need,” he says.
He also appears to slip when claiming that nobody was hurt in Iran’s April attack on Israel — a young Bedouin girl was seriously wounded.
Biden says Hamas has been “greatly weakened and they should be, they should be eliminated. But you have got to be careful” about using large bombs in populated areas.
Asked to respond, Trump first steers back to Ukraine before turning back to Gaza. he disputes Biden’s claim that Israel does not want to continue fighting.
“Israel is the one who wants to keep going,” he says, adding that they should not be held back from doing so.
“He’s become like a Palestinian, but they don’t like him because he’s a bad one,” Trump says.
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