{"id":2247967,"date":"2024-05-19T12:26:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-19T16:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desperation-politically-stefanik-rips-biden-over-halting-weapons-shipment-to-israel\/"},"modified":"2024-05-19T12:28:03","modified_gmt":"2024-05-19T16:28:03","slug":"desperation-politically-stefanik-rips-biden-over-halting-weapons-shipment-to-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desperation-politically-stefanik-rips-biden-over-halting-weapons-shipment-to-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"Stefanik Criticizes Biden for Halting Weapons to Israel"},"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\">16<\/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%2Fdesperation-politically-stefanik-rips-biden-over-halting-weapons-shipment-to-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=2247967&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>President Joe Biden&#8217;s decision to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-got-sucked-into-pro-hamas-wing-of-his-party-sen-rick-scott-says\/\" title=\"Senator Rick Scott claims that President Biden has been influenced by the pro-Hamas faction within his party\">withhold arms<\/a> from Israel amidst their conflict with Iran-backed Hamas has \u2063sparked criticism from\u2062 House GOP \u2063Chairwoman Elise Stefanik. Stefanik accused Biden of political desperation and wavering support for Israel, referencing backlash in states with significant Muslim\u200c populations. The move to halt arms delivery to\u2064 Israel was seen as a betrayal of the crucial U.S.-Israel\u200d alliance.  <\/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<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Biden<\/a> is withholding some arms from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/israel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Israel<\/a> while the U.S. ally fights Iran-backed Hamas because there is political \u201cdesperation,\u201d a top House Republican said on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>During an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6353232615112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interview<\/a> on \u201cFox News Sunday,\u201d House GOP Conference Chairwoman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/elise-stefanik\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elise Stefanik<\/a> (R-NY) said that Biden has \u201cequivocated\u201d on his support for Israel as he seeks re-election.<\/p>\n<p>She alluded to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/nearly-20-of-minnesota-democratic-primary-voters-pick-uncommitted-over-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">backlash<\/a> against Biden in states with large Muslim populations as far-Left activists encouraged voters to send a message about their dissatisfaction with the Israel-Hamas war.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is about Joe Biden\u2019s beleaguered and failing polls in states like Michigan. There is desperation politically,\u201d Stefanik said. \u201cShame on Joe Biden. It is a betrayal of the importance of the U.S.-Israel alliance, that is the most precious in the region.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/cotton-accuses-biden-of-imposing-a-de-facto-arms-embargo-against-israel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">halted the delivery<\/a> of 3,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-leadership-urges-members-to-oppose-house-gops-israel-weapons-bill\/\" title=\"Democratic leaders urge members to reject House Republicans' Israel weapons bill\">500 large bombs<\/a> to Israel in protest of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/speaker-johnson-accuses-biden-of-betrayal-hopes-israel-aid-threat-was-senior-moment\/\" title=\"Speaker Johnson accuses Biden of betrayal over Israel aid threat, hopes it was just a 'senior moment.\">full-scale ground operation<\/a> in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. House Republicans responded with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-rep-introduces-painter-act-for-transparency-on-hunter-bidens-art-finances\/\" title=\"GOP Rep Introduces \u2018PAINTER Act\u2019 For Transparency On Hunter Biden\u2019s Art Finances\">legislation meant<\/a> to pressure the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/biden-administration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden administration<\/a> to provide the defense weapons to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/israel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Israel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Although Biden has threatened to veto the bill, House Republicans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/house-passes-bill-to-stop-biden-from-withholding-arms-from-israel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">passed<\/a> the legislation on Thursday \u2014 with the help of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndrewSolender\/status\/1791217393189916997\">16 Democrats<\/a> who broke ranks with leadership in their party.<\/p>\n<p>Stefanik asserted Biden had betrayed the \u201cintent\u201d of Congress because he previously signed off on legislation passed by lawmakers that provides aid to Israel and other nations.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s unacceptable. We condemn it. And we will continue to stand up when it comes to standing strong with Israel,\u201d Stefanik said.<\/p>\n<p>In a show of solidarity with Israel, which began a campaign in Gaza to root out Hamas after the group\u2019s deadly terrorist attacks in October, Stefanik traveled to Jerusalem this weekend and delivered a speech.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have been clear at home and I will be clear here: There is no excuse for an American president to block aid to Israel \u2013 aid that was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-majority-say-bidens-immigration-policy-worse-than-trumps\/\" title=\"Poll: Majority Say Biden's Immigration Policy 'Worse' than Trump's\">duly passed<\/a> by the Congress,\u201d Stefanik <a href=\"https:\/\/stefanik.house.gov\/press-releases?ID=CF544D5C-3DC4-497D-9637-C65E9B9C0376\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told members<\/a> of the Israeli Knesset.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no excuse to ease sanctions on Iran, paying a $6 billion ransom to the world\u2019s leading state sponsor of terror, or to dither and hide while our friends fight for their lives,\u201d she added. \u201cNo excuse. Full stop.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House GOP Chairwoman Elise Stefanik criticized President Biden for withholding arms from Israel, citing political &#8220;desperation&#8221; amid the Israel-Hamas conflict. Stefanik expressed concerns about Biden&#8217;s wavering support for Israel during an interview on &#8220;Fox News Sunday,&#8221; highlighting the delicate political situation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1588,"featured_media":2247968,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-2152659417-scaled-e1716131582944.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2247967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-2152659417-scaled-e1716131582944.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2247967","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\/1588"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2247967"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2247967\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2247968"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2247967"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2247967"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2247967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}