{"id":2064397,"date":"2023-10-12T05:27:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T09:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ramaswamy-says-gop-selective-moral-outrage-on-israel-driven-by-money-lobbying-groups\/"},"modified":"2023-10-12T05:28:58","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T09:28:58","slug":"ramaswamy-says-gop-selective-moral-outrage-on-israel-driven-by-money-lobbying-groups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ramaswamy-says-gop-selective-moral-outrage-on-israel-driven-by-money-lobbying-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"Ramaswamy claims GOP&#8217;s Israel stance fueled by money and lobbying."},"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%2Framaswamy-says-gop-selective-moral-outrage-on-israel-driven-by-money-lobbying-groups%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=2064397&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--><h2>Vivek Ramaswamy Criticizes Republicans for &#8220;Selective Moral Outrage&#8221; at Mass Terrorist\u2063 Attacks in Israel<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>In a scathing critique, \u200cVivek\u2064 Ramaswamy lambasted Republicans for their &#8220;selective moral outrage&#8221; in response to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-harvard-president-larry-summers-sickened-by-schools-neutral-stance-on-anti-jewish-terrorism\/\" title=\"Larry Summers, former Harvard President, disgusted by school's neutral stance on anti-Jewish terrorism.\">recent mass terrorist attacks<\/a> in Israel. He argued\u2063 that \u2064politicians \u200dadvocating\u200b for a stronger military response against\u2063 Hamas and Iran are \u200dprimarily\u200b driven by donor money.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2062Republican presidential candidate raised a \u200bpertinent question, questioning why his GOP opponents fail to express similar outrage regarding the \u2064conflict between Armenia and\u200b Azerbaijan. He accused them of &#8220;ignoring the interests of the\u200c U.S. right here at home.&#8221; \u200bDuring an \u200dinterview with Tucker Carlson, Ramaswamy drew a \u200dparallel between the influx of fentanyl over the southern border, which Carlson deemed a &#8220;genocide,&#8221; and Hamas&#8217;s attack on Israel.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The selective nature of ignoring certain other\u2063 conflicts\u2014even more importantly, ignoring the interests of the U.S. right \u200chere at home\u2014is what irritates the heck out of \u2062me,&#8221; Ramaswamy\u200c told Carlson.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u200d is shameful. And I think that there are, frankly, financial and corrupting influences that lead \u200dthem exactly to speak the way they do, that&#8217;s just the hard truth,&#8221; \u200dhe added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ramaswamy, who is currently \u200dpolling at 5.9 percent in the RealClearPolitics average, further emphasized that there is \u2064&#8221;no level of moral outrage&#8221; \u200babout this &#8220;incursion right\u200c here at home.&#8221; \u200cHe argued that many other conflicts around the\u2064 world are concealed \u200bby\u200c the U.S. press and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gallego-criticizes-sinema-over-lobbyist-ties-hes-literally-in-bed-with-a-lobbyist\/\" title=\"Gallego Criticizes Sinema Over Lobbyist Ties. He's Literally in Bed With a Lobbyist.\">deep-pocketed lobbyists<\/a>. He specifically mentioned Azerbaijan&#8217;s powerful lobby in Washington D.C.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;You only hear about [foreign conflicts] in certain selective\u200b cases that the media and the existing establishment and both parties deem fit for the American public,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ramaswamy&#8217;s remarks come at a time when Republican lawmakers are expressing support for a strong Israeli military response against Hamas, \u2064an Iranian-backed terrorist group.\u2064 He has faced criticism for his position on aid to Israel,\u2062 which\u200c he supports ending by 2028 under certain conditions.<\/p>\n<p>During the \u200cinterview with Carlson, \u200dRamaswamy expressed openness\u200c to providing &#8220;limited \u200dmilitary support&#8221; for Israel through the provision of weapons.\u200d However, \u200che criticized his opponents for advocating \u2062for a \u200cstronger military response against Iran and refusing to rule out \u2062the option \u200bof ground troops.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The candidate singled out individuals\u2063 like Lindsey Graham, Nikki Haley,\u200c and John Bolton, suggesting that \u200ctheir support for military interventions is primarily motivated by &#8220;money.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Some people \u2063do have ideological commitments that are outdated but earnest, but a lot of it comes down to money, the corrupting influence of super PACs \u2063on the process,&#8221; said Ramaswamy.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u200cWhy\u200b does Ramaswamy argue that politicians are more interested in appeasing their donors than addressing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lefts-claim-critical-race-theory-not-taught-in-schools-falls-apart\/\" title=\"Left\u2019s Claim Critical Race Theory Not Taught in Schools Falls Apart\">real issues affecting<\/a> their constituents?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  E impact of conflicts at home\u2014speaks\u2062 for itself. It speaks \u200bto the \u200cpower dynamics at play,\u200b where politicians are more interested in appeasing their donors than in addressing the real issues affecting their constituents,&#8221; Ramaswamy said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ramaswamy&#8217;s scathing criticism \u2063challenges the\u2061 Republican narrative\u2064 that \u2062portrays\u2062 themselves as the party of\u2064 law and order and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-google-boss-and-clinton-lackey-eric-schmidt-pushes-deeper-ties-between-big-tech-and-defense-industry\/\" title=\"Former Google Boss and Clinton Lackey Eric Schmidt Pushes Deeper Ties Between Big Tech and Defense Industry\">strong national security<\/a>. He argued \u200dthat their \u200cresponse to the terrorist attacks \u200din Israel reveals\u2062 a double standard\u2061 \u200cwhen it comes to expressing concern for innocent lives.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Ramaswamy pointed out that\u200b the\u2062 \u2064Republican Party&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ramaswamy-says-gop-selective-moral-outrage-on-israel-driven-by-money-lobbying-groups\/\" title=\"Ramaswamy claims GOP's Israel stance fueled by money and lobbying.\">selective moral outrage contradicts<\/a>\u200b their previous\u2064 positions on foreign policy. He emphasized\u2064 that Republicans \u200chave traditionally opposed US military intervention in conflicts abroad and called for a more isolationist approach. However, when it comes to Israel, they \u200bsuddenly advocate\u2064 for a stronger military\u200d response. This \u200cinconsistency in their stance raises questions about their motivations, and whether they \u200dare\u2063 truly \u2063acting in the best interests of the American people.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the criticism, Ramaswamy acknowledged that both the Republican and Democratic parties can be guilty of selective \u200dmoral outrage. He stressed the importance of consistency in holding politicians accountable for their actions and urged Americans \u2064to question the motivations behind their \u2063chosen representatives&#8217; positions on various conflicts.<\/p>\n<p>As the debate\u2063 over the situation in Israel\u2062 continues, Ramaswamy&#8217;s critique serves as a reminder to politicians and the public alike that moral outrage\u2062 should not be selective. The lives\u2063 of innocent civilians caught in conflicts around the world should all be equally valued \u2064and protected. It is essential for politicians to act\u200b in the best interests of their constituents and not be swayed by donor money or political agendas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vivek Ramaswamy slammed Republicans for their &#8220;biased moral outrage&#8221; over Israel&#8217;s terrorist attacks, claiming that politicians demanding a forceful military retaliation against Hamas and Iran are influenced by donors. The GOP candidate questioned why his rivals fail to exhibit comparable concern regarding the Armenia conflict.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":120,"featured_media":2064398,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2064397","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2064397","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/120"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2064397"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2064397\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2064398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2064397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2064397"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2064397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}