Former US President Donald Trump has condemned Iran's retaliatory attack on Israel and said that if he had been President, this would never have happened. He also claimed that President Joe Biden's address to the nation about the unprecedented attack was “taped”. In a post on his Truth social app, the Republican presidential candidate said, “Israel is under attack! This should never have happened – if I were president, this would never have happened!”
Trump's post comes after Iran launched a drone and missile attack in direct response to an April 1 airstrike on its embassy in Damascus that killed seven Revolutionary Guards and six Syrian civilians, including two commanders. However, Israel has not acknowledged the airstrike.
The Israeli Defense Forces claimed that more than 200 missiles and drones were fired and that a large-scale attack was prevented. The military also said several “small attacks” were carried out in southern Israel, causing minor damage to infrastructure.
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In response to the attack, President Biden said US support for Israel's security is “unwavering” and that Washington “will stand with the people of Israel and support their defense against these threats from Iran.” But Donald Trump also criticized Biden's address to the nation on the Iranian attack, saying it was a “taped speech”.
In a social media post, the former president criticized Biden and said that No time for taped speeches. Trump further claimed that After reading his Truth Social post, “Biden's handlers convinced him not to release his taped speech. He (Biden) will now probably try to do it live tomorrow.”
Biden went for the weekend
According to reports, Joe Biden went to Rehoboth Beach in Delaware to celebrate the weekend. After this he returned to the White House from his residence on Saturday night. Meanwhile, the former President also supported Israel and said, “America supports Israel.” He said, “I want to say, God bless the people of Israel. Attack them now.” “What is happening…If we were in office, this would not have happened.”