When asked about the conflict between Hamas and Israel, the GOP presidential candidates all made it clear they stand with Israel.
“Number one, I would tell prime minister Netanyahu , not only to wipe Hamas off of the map -we will support you, we will be there with you, we will stand shoulder to shoulder.” Sen. Tim Scott said during Wednesday’s debate.
“I would be telling Bibi to finish the job once and for all with these butchers Hamas. They are terrorists, massacring innocent people, they would wipe every Jew off the globe if they could . He cannot live with that threat right by his country. Hamas should release every hostage and unconditionally surrender. I'm sick of hearing the media and other people blame Israel just for defending itself. We will stand with Israel in word and in deed in public and in private,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The first thing I said to him when it happened, was I said finish them. Finish them. The reason is, I have worked on this every day when I was at the United Nations. We have to remember they have to one, eliminate Hamas. Two, support Israel with they need it. And three, make sure we bring our hostages home,” Niki Haley told the audience.
“What I would tell Bibi, is that Israel has the right and responsibility to defend itself. I would tell him to smoke those terrorists on his southern border and I’ll would tell him as President of the United States, I will be smoking the terrorists on our southern border,” Vivek Ramaswamy responded.
“The first thing I would say to prime minister Netanyahu is pretty simple, America is here, no matter what it is you need at any time to preserve the state of Israel. Remember that Hamas' main goal is to get rid of Israel, is to get Israel absolutely off the map,” Chris Christie said.
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