Trump slams Harris for ‘always demanding ceasefire,’ says he’d deport ‘pro-Hamas thugs’

At an event about tackling antisemitism, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump criticizes US President Joe Biden and his Democratic rival Kamala Harris’ months-long calls for a ceasefire in Gaza, not long after saying he told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to quickly defeat Hamas because “the killing has to stop.”

“From the start, Harris has worked to tie Israel’s hand behind its back, demanding an immediate ceasefire, always demanding ceasefire,” Trump says, adding it “would only give Hamas time to regroup and launch a new October 7 style attack.”

Trump adds: “I will give Israel the support that it needs to win but I do want them to win fast.”

Further hitting out at Harris, he also claims she has “maneuvered” to get support from “venomous antisemites in her party.”

Harris is married to a Jew who, if she wins the election, would make history as the first Jewish spouse of a US president — as well as the first man in the role.

Using his trademark inflammatory language, Trump claims that if Harris wins, “the radical left flag burners and Hamas sympathizers will not just be causing chaos on our streets. They’ll be running US foreign policy in the White House, and Israel will be gone.”

Labeling pro-Palestinian protesters against Israel as “pro-Hamas thugs” and “jihad sympathizers,” Trump threatens to arrest and deport them from the US if he returns to the White House.

Trump was introduced at the event by Miriam Adelson, the widow of the casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, who is supporting his presidential campaign. The staunchly pro-Israel couple were his leading financial backers in 2020.