The Republican candidates for president in the 2024 presidential race have stood in solidarity with Israel after Hamas struck in a multi-front attack that killed at least 40.
Several of the leading Presidential candidates posted support for Israel on Saturday. The country was attacked by Hamas when the group fired thousands of rockets and sent dozens of fighters into the Gaza Strip. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that “we are at war.” and is reciprocating.
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Former President Donald Trump and Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) paired their support for Israel with direct attacks on President Joe Biden‘s support for Iran, a close partner and patron of Hamas.
“These Hamas attacks are a disgrace and Israel has every right to defend itself with overwhelming force,” Trump said in a statement. “Sadly, American taxpayer dollars helped fund these attacks, which many reports are saying came from the Biden Administration. We brought so much peace to the Middle East through the Abraham Accords, only to see Biden whittle it away at a far more rapid pace than anyone thought possible. Here we go again.”
“Hamas’ terrorist attack on Israel today is an assault on Western Civilization,” Scott posted. “The truth is though, Joe Biden funded these attacks on Israel. America’s weakness is blood in the water for bad actors, but this is worse than that. We didn’t just invite this aggression, we paid for it. Iran is the biggest funder of Hamas. This is the Biden $6 billion ransom payment at work.”
Scott referred to the Biden administration waiving sanctions for a $6 billion transaction from South Korea to Qatar as part of a prisoner swap in September.
“The dastardly terrorist attacks perpetrated against innocent Israeli civilians by Iran-backed terror group Hamas deserve a swift and lethal response,” Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) posted on X. “Israel not only has the right to defend itself against these attacks, it has a duty to respond with overwhelming force.”
Gov. Doug Burgum (R-ND) echoed similar remarks.
“Iran and its terror sponsors in Gaza are showing the world their true face: pure evil,” Burgum posted. “Israel is at war with brutal terrorists and the United States must provide maximum support to our democratic ally. Our prayers go up for the all the victims of these horrific attacks.”
Former Vice President Mike Pence called for Americans to pray for Israel.
“Every American should condemn the unprovoked and massive attack on Israel by terrorists in Hamas,” Pence said. “Our prayers are with the families and soldiers of our most cherished ally. @netanyahu says Israel is ‘at war’ America Stands With Israel[.]”
“Shooting civilians and kidnapping children are war crimes,” former executive Vivek Ramaswamy said in a post on X. “Israel’s right to exist & defend itself should never be doubted and Iran-backed Hamas & Hezbollah cannot be allowed to prevail. I stand with Israel and the U.S. should too.”
Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley called Hamas “a bloodthirsty terrorist organization backed by Iran” and declared that “Israel has every right to protect itself.”
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Other candidates have remained quiet as of Saturday morning, not posting any statements of support for the U.S. allied nation.
Most of the Republican candidates continue to support providing Israeli aid, although Ramaswamy has stated that he is in favor of ending U.S. support of Israel.
