{"id":2059629,"date":"2023-10-08T11:06:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-08T15:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-iowa-trump-says-biden-betrayed-israel\/"},"modified":"2023-10-08T11:09:45","modified_gmt":"2023-10-08T15:09:45","slug":"in-iowa-trump-says-biden-betrayed-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-iowa-trump-says-biden-betrayed-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump accuses Biden of betraying Israel during his Iowa speech."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fin-iowa-trump-says-biden-betrayed-israel%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2059629&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>During consecutive \u2063speeches \u200din\u2062 two Iowa cities,\u200c former President\u200b Donald J. Trump linked President Joe Biden&#8217;s foreign policy to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/live-updates-israel-hamas-war-5505847?ea_src=frontpage&#038;ea_med=lead-story-0-large-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hamas&#8217;s terrorist \u2062attack<\/a> on\u200c the country.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Joe Biden betrayed Israel,&#8221; President\u200c Trump said to\u2063 a\u2062 large crowd\u200d in Cedar Rapids.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>President Trump repeatedly cited the current\u200d president&#8217;s release\u200b of $6 billion in\u200b frozen Iranian \u200cassets as part of \u2062a \u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/americans-released-by-iran-arrive-home-tearfully-embrace-their-loved-ones-5494221\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prisoner swap<\/a> with Tehran&#8217;s Islamist state. Iran is a critical international sponsor of Hamas, which the United States <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dni.gov\/nctc\/ftos\/hamas_fto.html#:~:text=FOREIGN%20TERRORIST%20GROUP%20DESIGNATION,terrorist%20organization%20in%20October%201997.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">has designated<\/a> as a terrorist organization.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n    <!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<h2 class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/iowa-democrats-plan-to-delay-caucus-results-until-super-tuesday-in-compromise-with-dnc-5505421?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>Iowa Democrats Plan to Delay Caucus Results Until Super Tuesday in \u2018Compromise\u2019 With DNC<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">10\/6\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/iowa-democrats-plan-to-delay-caucus-results-until-super-tuesday-in-compromise-with-dnc-5505421?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/desantis-touts-work-ethic-day-one-promises-in-iowa-visit-5492950?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>DeSantis Touts Work Ethic, \u2063&#8217;Day One&#8217; Promises\u2063 in Iowa Visit<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/19\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/desantis-touts-work-ethic-day-one-promises-in-iowa-visit-5492950?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>    <!--\/$-->\n  <\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2064 predicted war in Israel immediately after it \u200cwas announced that Joe Biden gave the $6 billion to Iran,&#8221; the former president said, saying \u200cthat the\u200d United States and Israel &#8220;need a very strong partnership.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>During an earlier speech at the National Cattle Congress in Waterloo, about 57 miles northwest of Cedar Rapids, President Trump said he &#8220;would not be at all surprised&#8221; if some of\u200b that \u2063$6 billion helped fund Hamas&#8217;s assault on Israel.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement\u2062 released Oct. \u200d7, President Biden said\u200d that &#8220;the United States unequivocally\u200d condemns this appalling \u200dassault against Israel \u2064by Hamas terrorists from Gaza.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode post-related-videos\">\n    <!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>    <!--\/$-->\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I can&#8217;t comment on 2024\u2063 because of the\u200b Hatch Act. But I can clarify the facts: \u2064Not a single cent from \u200cthese funds \u200bhas been spent, and when it is \u200bspent, it can\u200d only be \u2063spent \u200don things like food and medicine for the \u2064Iranian \u2064people,&#8221; Adrienne Watson, the White House National Security Council spokeswoman, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NSC_Spox\/status\/1710702378284974432\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a> \u200con X.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;These funds have\u2064 absolutely nothing to do with the\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/canada-hunts-suspects-in-stabbing-spree-that-killed-10\/\" title=\"Canada Hunts Suspects in Stabbing Spree That Killed 10\">horrific attacks today<\/a> and this is not the \u200ctime to spread disinformation,&#8221; Ms. Watson added in a\u2064 follow-up <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NSC_Spox\/status\/1710702380688273909\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n<p>In Cedar Rapids, where he spoke\u2062 at the \u200cDoubleTree by Hilton&#8217;s\u2062 convention center, President Trump took aim \u2062at\u200b President Biden&#8217;s comments\u200b on the Hamas\u200b attack. He \u200claunched into\u200c an impression of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill \u200dbefore\u2062 opining that President Biden &#8220;was not Winston Churchill.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>President\u200c Trump described\u2063 the attack as an\u200c &#8220;act of savagery&#8221; in both his Oct. \u200d7 speeches.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Iowa Humming Ahead of GOP Caucus<\/h2>\n<p>President Trump is one of multiple \u200cGOP candidates swinging through the Hawkeye State \u200cin recent days. Iowa&#8217;s first-in-the-nation Republican caucus\u2064 is \u200dscheduled for Jan. 15.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Businessman Vivek\u200c Ramaswamy \u200dheld an outdoor barbeque, &#8220;Vektoberfest,&#8221; in Des Moines on\u2062 Oct. 5.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Tim\u200c Scott (R-S.C.) has visited Iowa in recent \u2062days too.\u2063 His fellow South Carolinian, former United Nations Ambassador Nikki\u200c Haley, will hold several town halls\u2062 in the state \u200don Oct. 8 and 9.<\/p>\n<p>President Trump&#8217;s chief rival for the Republican nomination, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, is also traveling through Iowa in conjunction with the SuperPAC Never Back Down. He held three \u200bcounty-level &#8220;meet and greet&#8221; events \u2063on Oct. 7, the same \u2062day the last Republican commander-in-chief spoke \u2064in Cedar Rapids and Waterloo.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>A campaign press release indicated that he is trying to visit all 99 of Iowa&#8217;s counties, a feat by presidential candidates known as the &#8220;full Grassley,&#8221; named after Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>&#8216;Right to Defend&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>Like President Trump and other 2024 hopefuls, Mr. DeSantis too responded to the\u2063 rapidly unfolding conflict.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Israel not only\u200d has the right to defend \u200ditself against these \u200dattacks, \u2063it has a\u200c duty to respond with overwhelming force,&#8221; he <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovRonDeSantis\/status\/1710637646987276767\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-figure\">\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"aligncenter\"><figcaption>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at his campaign event in Clive, Iowa, on May 30, 2023.\u2064 (Andrew\u2063 Caballero-reynolds\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m horrified by Iranian-backed Hamas\u2019 unprecedented attack against\u2064 Israel,&#8221; Mr. \u2062Scott <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenatorTimScott\/status\/1710654302627233836\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a> on \u2064X.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I am appalled\u200b by the barbaric and medieval Hamas attacks,&#8221; Mr. Ramaswamy <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VivekGRamaswamy\/status\/1710655091613618642\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n<p>Israel\u2064 has historically been a top \u200bpriority for \u200bmany major Republican donors, including the\u200c late casino magnate Sheldon Adelson and his wife, Miriam.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, and as President\u200b Trump has repeatedly pointed out,\u2062 the dispensationalist Christian\u2064 voters that \u2062make up much of\u200b the \u2062GOP base\u200d strongly \u2063support Israel.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s been no better president for Israel than me. And nobody loves \u2064Israel more than the evangelical Christians, I will tell you that,&#8221; \u2063President Trump said in Cedar Rapids \u2062to cheers\u200b and applause.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Ethanol, Abortion, and Hispanic Voters<\/h2>\n<p>President Trump renewed many of\u2064 the criticisms he\u2062 has previously leveled at Gov. DeSantis when campaigning in Iowa, including\u200c during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/trump-touts-farm-record-in-iowa-rally-5381602\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July speech<\/a> in Council Bluffs.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>During\u200b his \u2063stint in\u200b Congress, \u200bthen-Rep. DeSantis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/115th-congress\/house-bill\/1314?s=1&#038;r=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cosponsored a \u2063bill<\/a> in 2017 \u200dthat would have eliminated the \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">renewable fuel standard<\/a>. That would have spelled trouble for ethanol, the \u2062destination \u200bfor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iowafarmbureau.com\/Article\/Ethanol-Industry-in-Iowa-and-the-US#:~:text=Historically%20a%20larger%20share%20of,corn%20is%20used%20for%20ethanol.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">much of<\/a> Iowa&#8217;s corn.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>The Sunshine State&#8217;s executive\u2063 wrote an op-ed for\u200c the Des Moines Register \u2062last\u2064 month in which he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.desmoinesregister.com\/story\/news\/elections\/presidential\/caucus\/2023\/09\/20\/what-ron-desantis-energy-proposal-says-about-his-stance-on-biofuels\/70900649007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">voiced\u2062 support<\/a> \u200c for \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-iowa-trump-says-biden-betrayed-israel\/\" title=\"Trump accuses Biden of betraying Israel during his Iowa speech.\">year-round\u200d 15 percent\u200d ethanol\u2062 blending<\/a> in gasoline,\u200c in line with\u200d Iowa Gov. Kim\u200b Reynolds&#8217; vision.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;He\u2064 was against ethanol, totally \u2064against. Now all\u2062 of a sudden, he came \u2062out for\u200d it \u2063the other day,&#8221; President Trump\u2064 said in Waterloo.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>President Trump also spoke about\u2062 abortion. He has previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/republicans-who-poorly-handled-abortion-responsible-for-disappointing-midterm-results-trump-4956804\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">chalked up<\/a> \u2064the GOP&#8217;s lackluster \u2063midterm performance to that issue being &#8220;poorly\u2062 handled&#8221; by some \u200din\u2064 the party.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n<p>He again sought to position himself\u200d as closer to the\u2062 center of the American electorate, without compromising on \u2063an issue near and \u2062dear to\u200c many \u200dof the most active and dedicated\u200d Republican voters.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-figure\">\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"aligncenter\"><figcaption>2024\u2064 Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives for a &#8220;Commit To Caucus&#8221; rally at\u2063 the Jackson County Fairgrounds in Maquoketa, Iowa on\u200b Sept. 20,\u2062 2023.\u2064 (Scott Olson\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I \u2063happen to be like\u200b Ronald Reagan. The exceptions\u2013rape, incest,\u200d life of the mother\u2013the\u200d exceptions, three exceptions. \u2064I happen \u2064to be there \u2026 You have\u2064 to \u200dfollow\u200c your heart, but very hard to win \u200belections without\u2062 them, to \u200dbe honest,&#8221; \u2064he said in Waterloo, \u200creferring \u200cto\u200d the exceptions.<\/p>\n<p>At a more optimistic\u2062 moment, President Trump predicted that he would\u200b build on his past performances with black and Latino \u200dvoters.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Hispanic \u200bAmericans\u2014we are going to probably win\u2063 Hispanic Americans. By the way, if that\u2063 happens, this election\u200c is \u200bover,&#8221; he said, his \u2062words almost drowned out by applause.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2>A statement reaffirming the United States&#8217; commitment to ensuring \u2062the security and well-being of Israel. \u2062While the administration acknowledges Hamas as a designated\u2063 terrorist organization, it maintains that the release of frozen Iranian assets is\u2062 solely aimed at addressing humanitarian needs in Iran and not supporting any terrorist activities.<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<p><span>  D. &#8220;Hamas is a designated terrorist organization\u200d and the United States remains \u2063committed to \u200bensuring the security \u2064and well-being of\u2064 our ally, Israel.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n<p>President Biden&#8217;s\u200c foreign policy decisions \u200dhave been under scrutiny since taking office\u2064 earlier this year. With the release of $6 billion in frozen Iranian assets, critics argue that the\u2062 administration is indirectly supporting\u2064 Hamas, a terrorist organization that poses a threat to Israel&#8217;s security.<\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald J. Trump echoed these concerns during his \u200dspeeches in Iowa, where he\u2062 linked President Biden&#8217;s foreign\u200b policy to \u2063Hamas&#8217;s recent terrorist attack on Israel. President Trump accused Biden of betraying\u2062 Israel by releasing \u200bthe funds, \u200cwhich he believes\u2062 could \u200dpotentially be used\u200d to fund Hamas&#8217;s\u200b assault \u2062on the \u200bcountry.<\/p>\n<p>In\u200d response to President Trump&#8217;s claims,\u2062 President Biden issued<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald J. Trump accused President Joe Biden of betraying Israel during speeches in two Iowa cities. Linking Biden&#8217;s foreign policy to Hamas&#8217;s terrorist attack, Trump highlighted the release of $6 billion in frozen Iranian assets as evidence. 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