WATCH: Biden Praises Schumer Speech Calling for Netanyahu to be Ousted
Joel B. Pollak 15 Mar 2024
President Joe Biden praised Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Friday for his speech Thursday in which he demanded new elections in Israel to replace Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during the war.
Biden answered a reporter’s question about the speech as he hosted Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar at the White House.
He said: “Senate Schumer contacted my staff, my senior staff, that he was going to make that speech, and he, I am not going to elaborate on the speech. He made a good speech. And I think he expressed a serious concern, shared not only by him, but by many Americans.”
As Breitbart News reported, Schumer took to the Senate floor on Thursday to demand that Israel hold new elections to replace Netanyahu, whom the Majority Leader described as an “obstacle to peace.”
The speech was poorly received in Israel, with Netanyahu and some — not all — of his political rivals criticizing Schumer’s attempt to interfere in Israel’s democracy, especially in the middle of a war against genocidal terrorist enemies.
Benny Gantz, Netanyahu’s main rival, said: “The leader of the Democratic majority in the Senate Chuck Schumer is a friend of Israel, who helps her a lot even these days, but he made a mistake in his statement. Israel is a strong democracy, and only its citizens will determine its leadership and future. Any external intervention in the matter is incorrect and unacceptable.”
Schumer’s speech came days after Biden told MSNBC that Netanyahu was “hurting” Israel more than “helping” it.
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https://www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2024/03/15/watch-biden-praises-schumer-speech-calling-for-netanyahu-to-be-ousted/
