Donald Trump Archives - National File https://nationalfile.com/tag/donald-trump/ NationalFile.com Mon, 22 Jul 2024 21:17:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://nationalfile.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/cropped-National-Logo-32x32.jpg Donald Trump Archives - National File https://nationalfile.com/tag/donald-trump/ 32 32 AOC Hammers Secret Service Over Trump Assassination Attempt Investigation https://nationalfile.com/aoc-hammers-secret-service-over-trump-assassination-attempt-investigation/ Mon, 22 Jul 2024 21:17:26 +0000 https://nationalfile.com/?p=70754 Last Updated on July 22, 2024

New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez grilled Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle over the 60-day timeline for the initial report surrounding the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump, calling it “not acceptable.”

The Hill reported Cheatle testified Monday before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, telling committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., the breakdowns in security would be published within 60 days.

Ocasio-Cortez railed against the 60-day stated completion, highlighting the tremendous political pressure in the States:

The notion of a report coming out in 60 days when the threat environment is so high in the United States, irrespective of party, is not acceptable. .. It has been ten days since the assassination attempt on the former President of the United States. Regardless of party, there need to be answers.

Again, this is not a moment of theater. We need to make policy decisions, and we need to make them now. .. That may require legislation, that may require policy that we must pass in the immediate term. And without that, we are flying blind.

Cheatle responded by saying the Secret Service has “been conducting analysis all along, and … have been adding additional features to … security details since” the assassination attempt.

She also added that “a number” of Office of Inspector General investigations are ongoing, along with the Department of Justice’s investigation.

According to The Hill, on Monday, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced a 45-day bipartisan, independent panel to analyze the assassination attempt.

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Having realized the political turmoil of present-day politics, lawmakers from both parties have united in asking for Cheatle to resign.

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Jon Stewart: Biden ‘Trumpian’ for Not Dropping Out of 2024 https://nationalfile.com/jon-stewart-biden-trumpian-for-not-dropping-out-of-2024/ Fri, 12 Jul 2024 23:56:40 +0000 https://nationalfile.com/?p=69617 Last Updated on July 12, 2024

Jon Stewart shared some previously unthinkable thoughts on his latest “The Weekly Show” podcast, claiming President Joe Biden is “becoming Trumpian” for not bowing out after his horrendous performance in the first presidential debate.

The Hill reported that the washed-up comedian suggested Democrats are trying to silence concerns about Biden’s cognitive abilities. Stewart seems to be using any strategy possible to position a winning Democratic candidate against former President Donald Trump. That includes this mischaracterization of Biden to garner more calls for him to drop out of the race.

All I’m saying is if we are taking an honest look at what our best chance to defend ourselves against a perceived threat, I think we are selling ourselves short. And in a lot of ways, using — as, as Tommy [Vietor of Crooked Media] put it — omerta to stifle what could be an incredibly productive, at least conversation. Even if Joe Biden came out and said, ‘Look, I understand where I’m at in my life span and cycle and what I do. Here’s how this government works.’ Rather than coming out and becoming Trumpian and saying, ‘You think someone else could hold NATO together, they could never; only God can tell me to get out of the race.

Stewart referenced segments of Biden’s first postdebate interview with ABC News’s George Stephanopoulos from last week, where he said, “Who’s gonna be able to hold NATO together like me?” and that he would only drop out by the hands of the “Lord Almighty,” reported The Hill.

Although Stewart has been tough on Biden, he has never actually called on him to step out of the race. On “The Daily Show,” he stated the Biden campaign’s excuses for the president’s mental stagnation at the debate were “bull****.” Stewart even went a step further, demanding the campaign to publicly explain how a man with this sort of cognitive decline can even win the presidential race.

If you were to come out and say, ‘Here’s, here’s my team. Here’s how we hold the line.’ But we’re not seeing any of that. Nothing that’s been done inspires any confidence other than the fatalism … And that’s the part that I think has degraded people’s trust in institutions and the government from the get-go.

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Whether Biden remains the candidate is up to the DNC as many Democrats have already realized the predicament, calling for Biden to drop out. The president seems adamant about defeating “fascist” Donald Trump. Still, his vision will not be the likely outcome as poll after poll shows the former president with a steady lead.

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Trump Ex-Wife ‘Open’ to VP Pick https://nationalfile.com/trump-ex-wife-open-to-vp-pick/ Wed, 10 Jul 2024 20:33:20 +0000 https://nationalfile.com/?p=69582 Last Updated on July 10, 2024

The ex-wife of former President Donald Trump, Marla Maples, told The Evening Standard that she is “open” to serving as vice president under Trump if he wins the presidential election.

In an interview with the UK-based outlet on Monday, Maples said, “I’m open. I’m open to whatever way that I can serve. .. Right now, everyone [in the Trump family] is just seeing how we can help.”

Trump has hinted at several possible picks, confirmed by The Hill, including Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), and Gov. Doug Burgum (R-N.D.). However, there has been no mention of Maples.

Trump and Maples were married from 1993 to 1999 after his split with his first wife, Ivana Trump. The two are parents to 30-year-old Tiffany Trump.

Maples explained the fallout from the affair, calling the barrage of misinformation as “heartbreaking” and “twisted.”

It’s time to wake up to a higher truth, and to not believe everything that is shown to us in the news.

If readers can recall, she is the woman involved in the New York Post’s infamous 1990 front-page story — “Marla boasts to her pal about Donald: ‘BEST SEX I’VE EVER HAD.”

She also remarked on the “plan-demic,” saying she’s convinced “they’ve been spraying chemicals into our air, especially over America, that are making people very sick and polluting our earth.” Maples said she’s against forced vaccination and that “A lot of people are sick because of the Covid vaccine. Many people died that didn’t need to die.”

People are hiding behind a veil of what truth really is. I think there’s a lot of governments that may be involved in that. .. [Big Pharma is] earning their trillions and trillions of dollars off the back of all of us — I think a lot of people are paid off.

Maples told The Evening Standard she’s “never been a fan of politics,” seeing “how it can separate and divide us.” The 60-year-old actor added, “At the same time, I found myself in the throes of it. .. I’m ready. I am available if needed, and I’m not sitting back anymore.”

I want to step out more, share more and not be afraid of positive or negative outcomes that come from speaking out.

Besides the hit pieces from the tabloids, she commented on the sexual abuse lawsuit against Trump from writer E. Jean Carroll, which awarded her $5 million. Maples told The Evening Standard that it was pure fiction.

I do know my daughter’s father well enough to know that he’s never had to push himself on another person. He’s always had women throw themselves on him instead. I don’t believe there was a crime done.

Maples also hammered at the 34 convictions against Trump for an alleged scheme to influence the 2016 election via hush money paid to washed-up pornstar Stormy Daniels.

They love these little sexy stories. We have a country that is failing. Our cities are not protected. How do we make people feel safe again? That’s more important than having these lawsuits that are not affecting any of us today.

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Trump’s senior advisor for the campaign, Danielle Alvarez, told Newsmax on Wednesday that the announcement for his running mate may come as early as Monday. The Hill also reported that the Trump campaign has not commented on Maples as a possible candidate.

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Michelle Obama Beats Trump in Hypothetical 2024 Matchup https://nationalfile.com/michelle-obama-beats-trump-in-hypothetical-2024-matchup/ Fri, 05 Jul 2024 00:06:34 +0000 https://nationalfile.com/?p=69487 Last Updated on July 4, 2024

The latest Reuters/Ipsos poll shows that former first lady Michelle Obama is the only hypothetical candidate to defeat former President Donald Trump.

The poll released just after the Trump-Biden presidential debate showed a whopping one-third of Democrats cheering for the president to drop out. Obama maintains a strong ten percentage points over both candidates. But, so far, the White House has denied any rumors of the president forfeiting his opportunity to run even amid his poor performance and evident cognitive decline.

Although the aggregate shows Trump up by 2.3 percentage points, this poll found both tied among registered voters after the debate, but in hypothetical Democratic matchups, only Obama prevailed against Trump.

  • 40% of registered voters said they would vote for Biden, and 40% said Trump.
  • 50% of registered voters said they would vote for Obama, while only 39% said they would vote for Trump.
  • Other Democratic hypotheticals performed either similarly or worse than Biden against Trump. Vice President Kamala Harris saw 42%, while Trump would defeat her at 43%. It was even worse for California Governor Gavin Newsom, who saw 39% of the total compared to Trump’s 42%. All other Democratic candidates had even worse results, between 34% and 39% to Trump’s 40% to 42% bracket.

Most voters were found to have unfavorable opinions on both candidates — Biden and Trump. Only Obama received a majority favorability. The other aforementioned candidates, besides Harris, had considerably lower favorability and even lower name recognition.

  • 42% of voters said they favor Trump, while 38% said the same of Biden. 56% stated an unfavorable opinion of Trump, while 60% said that of Biden.
  • In comparison, 55% of voters said they had a favorable opinion of Obama, while Harris fell to 40%.
  • Other Democratic hopefuls — Newsom, Michigan Governor Gretchen Witmer, Ketuncky Governor Andy Beshear, and Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker — all had significantly lower ratings along with a large portion of voters having never heard of them.

Under half of the voters said Trump should drop out, while more than half said Biden should forfeit. A higher amount of Democrats said Biden should drop out over Republicans who said Trump should drop out. The differences emerge even further by race and ethnicity.

  • 56% of Americans want Biden to drop out after the first presidential debate. Trump sits 10 points lower, with 46% saying he should drop out.
  • Only a mere 11% of Republicans said Trump should drop out following the debate, while 32% of Democrats feel the same about Biden.
  • 60% of independents said Biden should drop out after the debate, while 47% said Trump should, too.
  • 63% of White Americans said Biden should drop out, while 41% said Trump should. 67% of black Americans said Trump should drop out, while only 31% said Biden should. And about half of Hispanic Americans feel Trump (51%) and Biden (49%) should drop out.

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This Reuters/Ipsos poll was conducted with a sample size of 892 registered voters — 348 Democrats, 322 Republicans and 303 independents. The margin of sampling error is plus or minor 3.2 percentage points at the 95% confidence level for the entire sample of adults in the study.

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Heritage Foundation Says ‘Second American Revolution’ on the Horizon https://nationalfile.com/heritage-foundation-says-second-american-revolution-on-the-horizon/ Wed, 03 Jul 2024 21:28:03 +0000 https://nationalfile.com/?p=69477 Last Updated on July 3, 2024

Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts told “War Room’s” Steve Bannon that the Supreme Court ruling on immunity — aimed at former presidents from being criminally prosecuted for in-office action — is a step in the right direction for conservatives.

Roberts told Bannon’s “War Room” that the presidential immunity would reinforce a “second American Revolution,” which he said would be “bloodless if the Left allows it to be.”

In spite of all this nonsense from the Left, we are going to win. We’re in the process of taking this country back. No one in the audience should be despairing. And in spite of all of the injustice, which, of course, friends and audience of this show, of our friend Steve [Bannon] know, we are going to prevail.

… We are in the process of the second American Revolution, which will remain bloodless if the Left allows it to be.

Roberts called the Supreme Court ruling “vital,” pivoting to Alexander Hamilton’s 1887 essay “Federalist No. 70,” which argues for a strong executive branch provided for by the Constitution instead of a weakened one under the Articles of Confederation.

Hamilton asserted that “energy in the executive is the leading character in the definition of good government. It is essential to the protection of the community against foreign attacks … to the steady administration of the laws, to the protection of property … to justice; [and] to the security of liberty.”

He defended a single executive as “far more safe” because “wherever two or more persons are engaged in any common … pursuit, there is always danger of difference of opinion … bitter dissensions are apt to spring. Whenever these happen, they lessen the respectability, weaken the authority.” Hamilton added that the executive would be “more narrowly” watched and held to account by the people.

Roberts told former Rep. Dave Brat, R-Va., who hosted the episode while Bannon reported for prison this week, that there is “the importance of Congress doing its job, but we also know the importance of the executive being able to do his.” He continued that “any president — put politics off to the side — any president having to second-guess, triple-guess every decision they’re making in their official capacity … couldn’t have the republic that you just describe.”

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Besides his comments during Bannon’s “War Room,” he is the sole initiator behind the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025. Project 2025 is, according to The Hill, “a conservative blueprint for a possible Trump reelection in November.” It is a nearly 1,000-page handbook targeting conservative policies and expanding upon the power of the president.

The Left, including The Hill, has regarded it as “authoritarian” and “un-American.” However, some believe it to be a guide to undo the damage against America caused by Democrat politicians, reported the outlet.

The 6-3 Supreme Court decision on Monday, ruling along ideological lines that presidents have absolute immunity within the responsibilities of the executive branch and are “at least presumptively immune” for all other official acts, according to The Hill.

Republicans saw the decision as a win for former President Donald Trump, who may be facing criminal election subversion by special counsel Jack Smith. The decision will likely delay the trial, sending the case to a lower court to decide whether Trump’s actions on Jan. 6, 2021, are protected.

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On the other hand, Democrats soured, complaining the decision emboldened future presidents to break the law with impunity. From the start, they have argued that not even the president is above the law.

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CNN Lays Out ‘Mute Button’ Rules for Trump-Biden Debate https://nationalfile.com/cnn-lays-out-mute-button-rules-for-trump-biden-debate/ Thu, 27 Jun 2024 20:07:41 +0000 https://nationalfile.com/?p=69450 Last Updated on June 27, 2024

On Wednesday, CNN laid out its rules for the “mute button” to be used in the first presidential debate between former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden.

The left-wing outlet aired its demonstration in prep for Thursday night’s presidential debate. The 2020 debates were marred with insults and repeated talk-overs, making it seem almost like a circus ring. The rambunctious politics of yesterday — or rather the past decade or so — have prepared CNN to mitigate such abuse so that a proper debate can occur in Atlanta.

Muting can be helpful to the American people but can also show bias from the hosting network. According to The Hill, CNN “will mute the microphones of candidates when it is not their turn to speak.” Anchors Jake Tapper and Dana Bash will be “empowered to use all tools at their disposal to enforce timing and ensure a civilized discussion.”

The Trump campaign has already accused CNN of bias that will manifest in treating Biden more favorably. Nonetheless, Trump has no alternatives, unlike Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy, who won’t even have the chance to appeal to voters in this debate.

On Wednesday, the segment aired, previewing how the debate and the “mute button” would function. CNN anchor Phil Mattingly said, “Candidates will have two minutes to answer questions and one minute for responses and rebuttals. At the moderators’ discretion, there may be an additional minute for follow-ups, clarifications, or responses.”

Mattingly added that the cameras would have timing lights, too.

When the lights show yellow, there are 15 seconds left in the candidate’s answer or response. When the lights flash red, there are five seconds left, and when the display is solid red, the time is up. At that point, the candidate’s microphone will be turned off and the other candidate will have their microphone turned on.

On each of the candidates’ podiums are lights that will light up green when it is their “designated” turn to speak. Both campaigns have been provided the demonstration on Wednesday with a signing note by Mattingly that “by agreeing to participate in this debate, both campaigns and candidates have also agreed to abide by these rules.”

According to The Hill, the debate will be 90 minutes with two commercial breaks. Campaign staff are prohibited from interacting with their candidate during the break.

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This will be round one of two scheduled debates between Trump and Biden. The second is set to air on ABC in September.

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Speaker Johnson Ignores Border to Pass Supplemental Foreign Aid Bills https://nationalfile.com/speaker-johnson-ignores-border-to-pass-supplemental-foreign-aid-bills/ Fri, 19 Apr 2024 15:28:45 +0000 https://nationalfile.com/?p=69009 Last Updated on April 19, 2024

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., will successfully stare down the America First wing of the Republican party by leaning on Democrats to pass the supplemental foreign aid bills.

The bills include a whopping $95 billion in aid to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan, including some measures to lessen the burden on the American taxpayers to pay these foreign nations, reported The Hill.

Among the chaos, Democrats didn’t believe the GOP would fund the Ukraine effort, to which Johnson compromised, forcefully saying, “Yes!” President Joe Biden supports the series of foreign aid bills that will bury America into further debt and deficit.

The Hill reported that the House will vote on Saturday. The Senate is anticipated to produce one out of the five bills — likely for Ukraine — that will pass the House and onto the president for signing.

Johnson was supposed to be the opposite of “RINO” former Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., but now he appears to be a mirrored image. He has been threatened with a motion to vacate by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green, R-Ga., who is seemingly doing it for her usual antics. Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., has also threatened the same, but of course, with a more serious tenor.

The Speaker hasn’t had it all too bad, as former President Donald Trump told him in Mar-a-Lago last week that he “stand[s] with the Speaker.”

According to The Hill, “moderate” Republicans are now praising Johnson for putting his foot down against possible motions to vacate. Ironically, all these “moderates” seem to have the backing of AIPAC — the Israel Lobby.

Alex Conant, formerly of Sen. Marco Rubio’s, R-Fla., 2016 failed presidential campaign, said to The Hill, “You get to a point where you can’t let yourself be held hostage by a fringe wing.”

“The vast majority of Republicans don’t want to surrender Ukraine and support giving our allies what they need,” added the GOP strategist. Note: he never mentions the constituency — only the politicians in the party supporting the foreign aid bills.

The aid that Trump said was a conditional loan to Ukraine is $61 billion. That is a small piece of the total since the original invasion by Russia in February 2022.

According to recent polling, Republicans are more skeptical of providing aid to their European brothers rather than their alleged “Greatest Ally” in the Middle East. Still, aid to Israel is seen as going against Trump’s “America First” nationalism, as public awareness about the failed prolonged entanglements in Iraq and Afghanistan continues to grow.

Ironically, Johnson called himself a “wartime Speaker” during a CNN interview on Wednesday. He told Jake Tapper that the GOP is “going to stand for freedom and make sure Vladimir Putin doesn’t march through Europe.”

In that same interview, he suggested he may change the rules around the motion to vacate, requiring more than a single rep to initiate. Perhaps this is a safeguard to his position. Any rule change, though, would require a majority in the House, which the GOP does not have.

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Still, many Republicans are frustrated by his attempt to separate the aid into different bills, which has essentially killed any chance at border security enactments. One of the Speaker’s five bills includes that, but the Senate is likely to ignore it, reported The Hill.

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Trump’s Being Trump, Ignores Gag Order Again https://nationalfile.com/trumps-being-trump-ignores-gag-order-again/ Thu, 18 Apr 2024 15:02:09 +0000 https://nationalfile.com/?p=68998 Last Updated on April 18, 2024

Former President Donald Trump slammed a prospective juror during his first criminal trial, ignoring the gag order limiting him from public statements.

Trump posted on Truth Social a quote from Fox News’s Jesse Watters: “They are catching undercover Liberal Activists lying to the Judge in order to get on the Trump jury.”

Donald Trump’s recent post on Truth Social landed him in some hot water.

 

The Hill reported that Trump’s gag order, imposed by Judge Juan Merchan, bars him from “making or directing order to make public statements about any prospective juror or any juror in this criminal proceeding.” The gag also bars him from speaking out against prosecutors, too. It’s a mechanism to limit inflammatory social media posts and attacks in court and their families. Nonetheless, both Democrats — Judge Merchan and District Attorney Alvin Bragg — are up for game.

Such a move by prosecutors is a bit much, but typically, the defendant does not make comments publicly, at least during the proceeding, regardless if it is even during jury selection or pretrial. Conferring is left between defendants and attorneys, prosecutors and the rest with the judge, excluding the defendant.

The former president has always been outspoken, so this gag order has only produced added pressure.

Assistant District Attorney Chris Conroy had already demanded $1,000 fines for each of Trump’s previous three posts on Truth Social that allegedly referenced a witness, reported The Hill. Judge Merchan never committed to breaking the court proceeding, so the fines went nowhere.

The three posts on Truth Social were Trump thanking Michael Avenatti, Stormy Daniel’s former attorney, for “revealing the truth about two sleazebags who have, with their lies and misrepresentation, cost our Country dearly.” The second was an alleged statement from Daniels stating she did not have an affair with Trump. And the third, according to The Hill, was Trump referring to his former lawyer, Michael Cohen, as a “disgraced attorney and felon … prosecuted for lying.” In that same post, he suggested Mark Pomerantz, a former Manhattan prosecutor who once oversaw the case, should be “prosecuted for his terrible acts in and out of the D.A.’s Office.”

Knowing he really can’t keep to himself, the former president appealed the gag order under the grounds of his First Amendment rights. However, it still remains in effect. A mid-level New York appeals court declined it, but a full five-panel has yet to decide.

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The jury selection will continue Thursday after Judge Merchan has dismissed several for “cause” based upon social media posts showing a bias against Trump. According to The Hill, seven out of 12 jurors have been selected. Judge Merchan hopes to begin on Monday with opening statements.

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Congress Calls for Immediate Vote on $95 Billion Foreign Aid Bill https://nationalfile.com/congress-calls-for-immediate-vote-on-95-billion-foreign-aid-bill/ Mon, 15 Apr 2024 19:38:57 +0000 https://nationalfile.com/?p=68940 Last Updated on April 15, 2024

Just shy of 100 House Republicans and Democrats are demanding Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., to bring the Senate-passed multi-nation military aid package before the House using Iran’s rebuttal attack against Israel for their pivoting point.

In the letter sent out Sunday, the US reps push Johnson to bring the $95 billion national security supplemental aid bill for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan to the House floor.

This weekend, the Iranian regime launched hundreds of drones, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles directly against our key, democratic ally in the Middle East, Israel. Time is of the essence, and we must ensure critical aid is delivered to Israel and our other democratic allies facing threats from our adversaries around the world.

We urge you to put the Senate Supplemental Aid package on the floor for an immediate vote when we return on Monday. This aid package passed the Senate with 70 votes, Democrats and Republicans, and we can send it to the President’s desk for signature Monday night.

The letter was spearheaded by AIPAC-backed Reps. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., and Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J. And a whopping 89 representatives from both parties signed the letter.

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Johnson has been trying to balance the GOP and work around the Senate’s package, particularly because of the aid to Ukraine. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., has been outspoken against the aid to Ukraine, but not Israel, even threatening to hold a vote to oust Johnson, according to The Hill.

The outlet also reported that upon Johnson’s meeting with Trump on Friday, he referenced an openness to the House passing more funding for Ukraine. Trump referred to it as a loan, but more time would be required to change the already-passed legislation. According to most polling data, such as the one from Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky, most Americans do not want to foot the bill for any of these military aid packages. Still, Congress is pressing forward.

House Foreign Affairs Committee chair, Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, who has received $372,468 just this year from the pro-Israel lobby said on Sunday’s CBS’s “Face the Nation:”

We can’t just pick and say, Iran is bad, but Russia is OK, and China is bad. … They’re all in this together. And it’s very clear to those of us in the intelligence, national security community.

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The Hill said the majority of both parties in Congress want a comprehensive aid package to Israel, Ukraine and the Indo-Pacific — not the people that voted them in. The representatives view these three areas to be connected, and they do not want a precedent where one country is set priority over the others — yet they do not mention Israel.

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Sen. Van Hollen Slams Israel, Pressing Biden on Gaza https://nationalfile.com/sen-van-hollen-slams-israel-pressing-biden-on-gaza/ Mon, 08 Apr 2024 12:16:35 +0000 https://nationalfile.com/?p=68868 Last Updated on April 8, 2024

After the Israeli targeted attack, killing seven civilians in Gaza, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, a Maryland Democrat, railed against Israel, saying he was “glad to see the President” threaten Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with repercussions.

The Hill reported that Van Hollen told on CBS News, “I was glad to see the President, at least as reported out, finally say to Netanyahu, that if you don’t follow these, you know, my questions, that there will be consequences.” He continued:

But the president and the White House have yet to lay out what consequences they have, and they want to impose. And we have had a situation where for months, the President has made requests to the Netanyahu government, they have ignored those requests, and we’ve sent more 2000-pound bombs.

… We have to make sure that when the President requests something that we have a means to enforce it.

President Biden has become more vocal against Israel’s actions but really has yet to implement a strategy that will hopefully minimize the abusive tactics in the war in Gaza.

The White House has suggested making aid conditional to Israel, which has probably been the largest step the Biden administration has taken against the genocide.

The Hill reported on a White House brief that was a readout of a call between the President and Bibi following the merciless airstrike that killed six aid workers and one Palestinian driver:

He made clear the need for Israel to announce and implement a series of specific, concrete, and measurable steps to address civilian harm, humanitarian suffering, and the safety of aid workers.

He made clear that U.S. policy with respect to Gaza will be determined by our assessment of Israel’s immediate action on these steps.

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Regardless of the rhetoric, no Western nation will take a stand. National File previously reported that the United Nations Human Rights Council voted 28-6 in favor of an immediate ceasefire and embargo against Israel.

The United States and Germany were among the six that opposed. The “accountability resolution” offered strict measures against Israel, but it is widely doubted that anything will become of it.

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Even former President Donald Trump advised Netanyahu to “get it over with,” adding the information war has not been in Israel’s favor. New York’s Senator Chuck Schumer, a Jewish Democrat, has even condemned Israel with, of course, the donor class rebuking him.

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