President Joe Biden seems to have confused a city in Israel with a city in the Gaza Strip. During his conversation with journalists on Wednesday, Biden shared his efforts to exert influence on Israel’s conflict with Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
He emphasized that he specifically advised Israel against taking action in a certain city, but there was an issue with his statement as the city in question is actually located within Israel.
“I made it clear to the Israelis — don’t move on Haifa,” Biden said.
Watch:
BIDEN: "I made it clear to the Israelis — don't move on Haifa!"
Haifa is a major city *IN* Israel. pic.twitter.com/BdNgoDlGkM
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) April 18, 2024
Social media users were quick to tear into Biden’s embarrassing remarks:
This is bad on multiple fronts:
1) It shows Biden's forgetfulness/age, and
2) It shows his weak and counterproductive approach on FP where he publicly brags about making demands of an ally fighting a terrorist group instead of those protecting that terrorist group.
Even if… https://t.co/WCpe2R10tB
— AG (@AGHamilton29) April 18, 2024
Joe Biden tells Israel – wait for it – not to attack Israel… https://t.co/cITjQV4XB2
— Nancy Mace (@NancyMace) April 18, 2024
People.
This is not good. And don’t whatabout me on Trump. I’m not a Trumper. https://t.co/DGhjCspNsx
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) April 18, 2024
