Mike Pence blames his GOP competitors Donald Trump, Vivek Ramaswamy and Ron DeSantis for the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel

Mike Pence said his 2024 Republican primary rivals and their rhetoric are responsible for encouraging Hamas terrorists to attack Israel.

In a tweet, the former vice president put the onus for the conflict squarely on the “leading voices” of the GOP, including former President Donald Trump, biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis — the three front-runners in the primary. Republicans.

Pence wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter: “This is when we have leading voices like Donald Trump, Vivek Ramaswamy and Ron DeSandis signaling a retreat from America’s role as leader of the free world. When I am President of the United States, we will be led by American Power.”

Meanwhile, most Republicans blame President Joe Biden for the invasion, arguing that the $6 billion payment to Iran agreed last month is being used to directly fund Hamas terrorists who attacked Israel from Palestinian enclaves in the region.

Presidential candidate and former Vice President Mike Pence said Sunday morning that he blames Republican voices — mainly his 2024 opponents — for Hamas’ attack on Israel

Former UN ambassador Nikki Haley said on Sunday: “Americans need to remember, it’s not that Israel needs America. America needs Israel.’

“Israel is the first line of defense against the Iranian regime and the terrorists who want to harm us and who want to harm our friends, and we have to be honest with the American people about that,” Haley assured in an interview with NBC News. Press Host Kristen Welker.

While Pence also blames Biden, he says Republicans are also to blame.

“This disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan has emboldened the enemies of freedom around the world,” Pence said, referring to the ill-fated withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan early in Biden’s presidency. “And now war is raging in Eastern Europe.”

“And President Joe Biden’s capitulation over the last two and a half years to the mullahs in Iran, lifting sanctions, begging them to go back to the Iran nuclear deal, and then paying $6 billion in ransom for hostages, I think set the stage for this unprecedented terrorist attack by Hamas against Israel.’

“But I also think that’s what happens when we have leading voices like Donald Trump, Vivek Ramaswamy and Ron DeSandis who signal a retreat from America’s role as the leader of the free world,” the former vice president and now hopeful for in 2024.

Many leaders, including Pence, say a show of undivided support for Ukraine in its defense against Russian aggression should be a similar response to Israel.

“Look, what happened in Ukraine was an unprovoked invasion by Russia. What happened this weekend was an unprovoked invasion of Israel by Hamas. And I really believe now, more than ever, both the debate within the Republican Party and the debate within America is whether or not we will once again stand unapologetically as the leader of the free world, as the arsenal of democracy.’

Last month, the Biden administration paid $6 billion to Iran as a deal reached in exchange for the release of five Americans from detention in the Middle East.

Biden insists the funds are subject to strict oversight and are narrowly limited to humanitarian, non-sanctioned purchases such as food and medicine. Meanwhile, the Iranian government claims it can use the money as it pleases.

Foreign Secretary Anthony Blinken assured the rounds during a Sunday morning television interview that the $6 billion payment was not responsible for the Hamas attack.

“I actually think it was irresponsible for Secretary Blinken to say that $6 billion doesn’t weigh in here,” Haley told NBC News. “I mean, let’s be honest with the American people and understand that Hamas knows, and Iran knows that there’s money going around as we speak, because they know that $6 billion is going to be released. This is the reality “.

He argued that history proves that when money or payments are sent to hostile entities, they end up financing terrorism.

Former UN ambassador and 2024 hopeful Nikki Haley said Sunday that America needs Israel more than Israel needs America

“Secretary Blinken is simply wrong to imply that this money is not being trafficked as we speak to harm those who love freedom,” he concluded.

Israel is firing on militants in the Gaza Strip in a relentless counter-offensive in the south, while pounding Lebanon with artillery in the north.

It was revealed on Sunday morning that 600 Israelis have been confirmed killed after just one day of fighting – and more than 2,000 injured. This does not include those still held hostage by the terrorist group, the number of whom is unknown.

Blinken warned that there are reports and indications that American citizens have been kidnapped and are being held hostage by Hamas militants in Israel. He also said there were reports that others were killed in the attacks.