{"id":2322796,"date":"2024-08-11T17:35:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-11T21:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cotton-argues-harriss-handling-of-war-in-gaza-is-reason-she-shouldnt-be-president-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-11T17:36:15","modified_gmt":"2024-08-11T21:36:15","slug":"cotton-argues-harriss-handling-of-war-in-gaza-is-reason-she-shouldnt-be-president-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cotton-argues-harriss-handling-of-war-in-gaza-is-reason-she-shouldnt-be-president-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Cotton argues Harris\u2019s handling of war in Gaza is reason she shouldn\u2019t be president &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">34<\/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%2Fcotton-argues-harriss-handling-of-war-in-gaza-is-reason-she-shouldnt-be-president-washington-examiner%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=2322796&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>Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) criticized Vice\u2064 President Kamala Harris&#8217;s handling of the Israel-Hamas conflict,\u200d arguing that her responses\u2062 demonstrate she is unfit to serve as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"Trump taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">president<\/a>. He claimed \u2064that Harris has placed more pressure on Israel\u200b than on Hamas, which\u200c he believes is responsible for civilian casualties. Cotton \u2064pointed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/inside-the-privacy-battle-raging-between-apple-and-facebook\/\" title=\"Inside The Privacy Battle Raging Between Apple And Facebook\">specific actions<\/a>,\u200c such\u2062 as her refusal to meet publicly with \u200bIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as evidence of her perceived bias. He accused her of \u200dbeing \u200cnaive and potentially emboldening Iranian-backed terrorist groups in\u200c the region.\u200c Additionally, Cotton addressed Governor \u2063Tim Walz (D-MN), Harris&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-knows-he-messed-up-on-fracking-at-debate-and-is-now-doing-damage-control-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Knows He Messed Up On Fracking At Debate And Is Now Doing Damage Control | The Daily Wire\">running mate<\/a>, suggesting\u2062 he should clarify his military service in the National Guard. \u2062Despite these \u200bcriticisms, Harris and \u2062President Biden have condemned Hamas&#8217;s actions since the conflict escalated on October 7 and stressed the \u200bimportance of securing the\u2064 release\u200b of\u200b hostages.  <\/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><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Cotton argues Harris&rsquo;s handling of war in Gaza is reason she shouldn&rsquo;t be president<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1727391\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tom-cotton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Tom Cotton<\/a> (R-AR) referenced Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris&rsquo;s<\/a> handling of the conflict in Gaza as why he believes she should not be president, arguing she has put more pressure on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Israel<\/a> than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hamas<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Cotton said the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/carson-points-out-that-every-democratic-plan-has-backfired-in-trumps-favor-as-seen-in-the-bible-2\/\" title=\"Carson points out that every Democratic plan has backfired in Trump&#039;s favor, as seen in the Bible\">vice president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s handling of the war in Gaza since Oct. 7 is just one &ldquo;example&rdquo; of why Harris should not become commander in chief. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/arkansas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Arkansas<\/a> senator contended that Harris has taken claims from Hamas &ldquo;at face value&rdquo; about civilian casualties and that Hamas, not Israel, is ultimately responsible for any civilian casualties that occur.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Kamala Harris, like Joe Biden, has put more pressure on Israel than they put on Hamas in the very beginning,&rdquo; Cotton said on <em>Fox News Sunday with Shannon Bream<\/em>. &ldquo;Just look back a couple weeks ago when Prime Minister [Benjamin] Netanyahu was in town. She refused to preside over the joint session, her only constitutional duty as president of the Senate; she refused to have a meeting in public with them, and she came out and again blamed Israel for the civilian casualties in Gaza.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Cotton continued by alleging Harris was &ldquo;only emboldening Iran and Iranian-backed terrorists, and what do you have? Two days later, Hezbollah, another Iranian-backed terrorist, shooting rockets to Israel, and blew up children playing ball at a playground. Kamala Harris is naive and she&rsquo;s not prepared to be the commander in chief.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Harris and Biden have condemned Hamas since the Oct. 7 attack and expressed the need for the hostages still held by Hamas to be returned home to Israel.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2543994&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=b1f09b516d654c27e701c309c7684a1f\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Cotton also focused his attention on Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), Harris&rsquo;s chosen running mate. Cotton suggested that Walz ought <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3117875\/vance-accuses-walz-of-lying-about-retirement-from-military-for-political-gain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>to answer questions about his time leaving the National Guard<\/a>, though he stressed that he respects all U.S. veterans, as he is a veteran himself. He did say, however, that Walz needs to explain his relationship with the &ldquo;Chinese-Communist Party.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Cotton also contended that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>2024 election<\/a> has not changed much with Harris replacing President Joe Biden at the top of the ticket with Republicans knowing from the beginning it would be a tough race. However, he predicted voters will be less likely to support Harris the more they learn about her.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to the Harris campaign for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the election, Harris vowed to end taxes on tips during a campaign rally in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/las-vegas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Las Vegas<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3117815\/harris-accused-stealing-trump-campaign-promise-end-tax-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>prompting some to accuse her of stealing a campaign promise<\/a> made by former President Donald Trump earlier this year. Trump himself has knocked Harris for this, arguing her &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-hell-absolutely-debate-harris-but-wants-new-terms-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump says he&#039;ll &#039;absolutely&#039; debate Harris, but wants new terms - Washington Examiner\">honeymoon&#038;rdquo<\/a>; period is ending soon.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1727391\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1727391\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) criticized Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s approach to the Gaza conflict, claiming it is a reason she should not be president. He argued that she has exerted more pressure on Israel than on Hamas. Cotton pointed out that her actions since October 7 serve as an example of why he believes she is unfit for the role of commander in chief. He accused Harris of taking Hamas&#8217;s claims about civilian casualties at face value and asserted that Hamas, rather than Israel, bears responsibility for those casualties. On Fox News Sunday with Shannon Bream, Cotton stated, &#8220;Kamala Harris, like Joe Biden, has put more pressure on Israel than they have on Hamas from the very start.&#8221; He referenced a recent visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during which Harris declined to preside over a joint session of Congress\u2014her constitutional duty as Senate president\u2014and publicly blamed Israel for civilian deaths in Gaza. Cotton further claimed that her stance only encourages Iran and its affiliated terrorist groups; he cited Hezbollah&#8217;s rocket attacks on Israel shortly after her comments as evidence of this naivety and lack of preparedness for leadership.<\/p>\n<p>Cotton also directed his attention toward Governor Tim Walz (D-MN), who is running alongside Harris. He suggested Walz should clarify his departure from the National Guard while emphasizing his respect for veterans due to his own military background. Additionally, he called into question Walz\u2019s ties to the Chinese Communist Party.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding the upcoming 2024 election, Cotton noted little change with Harris stepping in for President Biden at the top of the ticket but predicted voters would become increasingly hesitant to support her as they learn more about her policies and positions.<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Examiner reached out to Harris\u2019s campaign for a response. In related news ahead of the election, Harris promised during a rally in Las Vegas to eliminate taxes on tips\u2014a move some critics claim mirrors a promise made earlier by former President Donald Trump this year. Trump himself has criticized Harris over this issue, suggesting that her favorable period may soon come to an end<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2322797,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Cotton-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5536,20083,4021],"class_list":["post-2322796","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-cotton","tag-gaza","tag-harris"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Cotton-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2322796","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2322796"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2322796\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2322797"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2322796"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2322796"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2322796"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}