{"id":2241002,"date":"2024-05-09T14:35:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T18:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-senior-moment-betrayal-of-israel-driving-never-trumpers-to-trump\/"},"modified":"2024-05-09T14:38:22","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T18:38:22","slug":"bidens-senior-moment-betrayal-of-israel-driving-never-trumpers-to-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-senior-moment-betrayal-of-israel-driving-never-trumpers-to-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden&#8217;s Israel stance pushes &#8216;Never Trumpers&#8217; to support Trump"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fbidens-senior-moment-betrayal-of-israel-driving-never-trumpers-to-trump%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=2241002&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--><p>The GOP, including &#8220;Never Trumpers,&#8221;\u200c rallied as Biden&#8217;s aid \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-spike-in-florida-coronavirus-cases-despite-no-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"No Spike in Florida Coronavirus Cases Despite No Mask Mandate\">flip-flop<\/a> towards Israel sparked unity. \u200dDespite initial evasion, Biden \u200dadmitted halting arms \u200dto Israel during a critical period. Johnson criticized the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-chip-roy-slams-homeland-security-chief-in-new-letter-for-impeachable-conduct-over-border-title-42\/\" title=\"Rep. Chip Roy Slams Homeland Security Chief In New Letter For \u2018Impeachable Conduct\u2019 Over Border, Title 42\">abrupt policy change<\/a>, emphasizing concerns \u2062about Biden&#8217;s cognitive state. The\u2063 &#8220;senior moment&#8221; remark gained traction, reinforcing doubts about Biden&#8217;s leadership. \u2063The GOP, along with &#8220;Never Trumpers,&#8221; found common ground due to\u200d Biden&#8217;s sudden change in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/charter-school-enrollment-skyrockets-amid-restrictive-coronavirus-rules\/\" title=\"Charter School Enrollment Skyrockets Amid Restrictive Coronavirus Rules\">aid policy<\/a> towards Israel. Biden eventually acknowledged stopping arms \u2064supplies to Israel at a crucial\u2062 time, prompting criticism \u2064from Johnson\u2063 regarding Biden&#8217;s cognitive abilities. The &#8220;senior moment&#8221; comment \u2063fueled\u200b skepticism about Biden&#8217;s leadership among \u200bcritics.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Two simple but meaningful words from House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) \u2014 \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2997374\/mike-johnson-blames-biden-senior-moment-israel-aid-decision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>senior moment<\/a>\u201d \u2014 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>President Joe Biden\u2019s<\/a> flip-flop on providing aid to Israel in its do-or-die war with Hamas have seemingly united the GOP, including \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/never-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Never Trumpers<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After days of ducking the topic, Biden blurted out on Wednesday night that he had suspended military arms shipments to Israel at exactly the time it says it needs them most.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI made it clear that if they go into Rafah \u2014 they haven\u2019t gone in Rafah yet \u2014 if they go into Rafah, I\u2019m not supplying the weapons that have been used historically to deal with Rafah, to deal with the cities \u2014 that deal with that problem,\u201d Biden told CNN.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson said he was shocked and claimed it was a policy flip-flop.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy reaction honestly was: Wow, that is a complete turn from what I have been told even in, you know, recent hours,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cI mean, 24 hours ago, it was confirmed to me by top administration officials that the policy\u2019s very different than what he stated there. So I hope that\u2019s a senior moment,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Almost immediately Thursday morning, Johnson allies started to play up the \u201csenior moment\u201d comment, convinced that it would drive home concerns that Biden has become dangerously cognitively impaired.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">True. I was <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NeverTrump?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NeverTrump<\/a> before basically anybody. Biden screwing over our ally, at war, over domestic politics is the last straw. I am not pro-Trump but he&#8217;s not the worst evil now. My shipmate (battle buddy? same?) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KurtSchlichter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KurtSchlichter<\/a> was right about all this, credit where it&#8217;s due. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Q26fsHvH9w\">https:\/\/t.co\/Q26fsHvH9w<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John Schindler (@20committee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/20committee\/status\/1788409640453083402?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe line is catching on everywhere, in every media outlet \u2014 because Biden walked right into it, he walked into a deeply rooted narrative that 200 million voters have about him. The speaker just put a cherry on top of the sundae,\u201d a House GOP leadership adviser said.<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s age and regular confusion and mumbles aside, the policy hardening against Israel has also helped to begin uniting Republicans around Trump, who has blasted Biden\u2019s ever-changing Middle East policy.<\/p>\n<p>Even some noted Never Trumpers have expressed dismay and may go back to supporting Trump.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Conservative influencer John Schindler tweeted to his 235,000 followers, \u201cI was #NeverTrump before basically anybody. Biden screwing over our ally, at war, over domestic politics is the last straw. I am not pro-Trump but he\u2019s not the worst evil now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And conservative pundit Jonah Goldberg tweeted, \u201cFwiw. I\u2019ve heard from a LOT of reliably anti-Trump people \u2014 I mean really, really, anti-Trump people \u2014 who have had it with Biden tonight. Anecdotal, to be sure. But very telling in my circle.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Fwiw. I\u2019ve heard from a LOT of reliably anti-Trump people \u2013 I mean really, really, anti-Trump people \u2013 who have had it with Biden tonight. Anecdotal, to be sure. But very telling in my circle.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonahDispatch\/status\/1788370886216565156?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson&#8217;s (R-LA) comment, &#8220;senior moment,&#8221; resonated as President Biden&#8217;s shift on aiding Israel unified the GOP, even &#8220;Never Trumpers.&#8221; Biden&#8217;s delayed acknowledgment of suspending support during the critical Israel-Hamas conflict stirred a newfound alignment within the party<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2647,"featured_media":2241003,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24129606405043-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2241002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24129606405043-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2241002","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\/2647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2241002"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2241002\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2241003"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2241002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2241002"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2241002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}