Pro-Israel PAC pledges to ‘go all in’ on defeating Biden after Rafah red line comments
By
Mabinty Quarshie
May 9, 2024 6:06 pm
.
EXCLUSIVE — The leader of a newly launched pro-Israel super PAC excoriated President Joe Biden‘s comments this week drawing a red line on U.S. aid to Israel as “unforgivable.”
Aaron Evans, president of American Fortitude, which launched on Thursday, slammed Biden for attempting to win “cheap political votes” by claiming he wouldn’t supply ammunition to Israel if the nation invades Rafah in a CNN interview.
“Not only is he totally going against the will of a massive bipartisan decision from both chambers of Congress, but he’s also literally turning his back on our most important ally,” Evans said in an interview with the Washington Examiner. “We are going to be not only ensuring that he’s held accountable politically, but that people remember this betrayal in November.”
American Fortitude is aiming to raise and spend $30 million on the 2024 campaign to hold lawmakers accountable for their stance on Israel as it battles against Hamas while combating antisemitism in the U.S.
The PAC will focus on anywhere between 15-20 races in defeating candidates not supporting U.S. aid to Israel. But Biden’s news-making comments on Israel led to American Fortitude to begin preparing an ad for next week against the president.
“They’re states we probably would not have engaged in prior to yesterday,” Evans said. “Frankly, we hadn’t even made a decision on whether to weigh in on the presidential race yet or not because Biden had at least been giving good lip service. And now he’s betrayed that lip service, which is what has prompted us to go all in on the presidential.”
“We’re already working on our first ad that will draw attention to some of the foreign policy blunders and the cowardice of President Biden,” he continued. “And we’ll be releasing that next week.”
College encampments protesting U.S. funding for Israel have spread through the nation, with law enforcement being asked to clear away activists.
more
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/presidential/2998030/pro-israel-pac-pledges-biden-defeat-rafah-red-line/
