Swaths of Gov. Ron DeSantis’s social media supporters, corporate media, Democrats, and others dogpiled former President Donald Trump on Thursday for allegedly praising the Iran-backed terrorist group Hezbollah over a rumored attack on a weakened Israel.
If you find it hard to believe that the man who signed the Abraham Accords, moved the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem, and has Jewish grandchildren would unironically commend the terrorists who cheered on the Hamas-led slaughter in Israel last week then you’d be right.
In the viral clip, the DeSantis War Room and other DeSantis campaign staff accused Trump of calling Hezbollah “‘very smart’ hours after they attacked Israel.”
NEW: Trump praises Hezbollah, calling the Iran-backed terror group “very smart” hours after they attacked Israel.
Disgusting. pic.twitter.com/8YhjpyyGLZ
— DeSantis War Room 🐊 (@DeSantisWarRoom) October 12, 2023
The caption from the DeSantis team is severely lacking in context which is ironic because one of the reasons DeSantis became popular enough to launch a presidential campaign was because he effectively pushed back on the propaganda press’s narratives.
What Trump actually said in his Wednesday night speech was that Hezbollah could easily take advantage of the Biden administration’s open worrying that Israel’s northern border was not fortified enough to withstand an assault.
“Two nights ago, I read all of Biden’s security people- can you imagine? – National Defense people, and they said, ‘Gee, I hope Hezbollah doesn’t attack from the north because that’s the most vulnerable spot. I said wait a minute. Hezbollah is very
