Biden issues veto threat over 'misguided' GOP bill on weapons to Israel

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Source: The Hill

05/14/24 5:53 PM ET


The White House on Tuesday said President Biden would veto a House GOP bill intended to pressure him to send weapons to Israel, calling it a “misguided reaction to a deliberate distortion of the Administration’s approach to Israel.”

The push back comes ahead of an expected vote this week on the Israel Security Assistance Support Act. GOP lawmakers introduced the bill after Biden warned he would withhold certain offensive weapons for Israel if their forces invaded Rafah in Gaza. But the White House cautioned that the legislation “would undermine the President’s ability to execute an effective foreign policy.”

“This bill could raise serious concerns about infringement on the President’s authorities under Article II of the Constitution, including his duties as Commander-in-Chief and Chief Executive and his power to conduct foreign relations,” the White House said in a Statement of Administration Policy.

“The President has been clear: we will always ensure Israel has what it needs to defend itself. Our commitment to Israel is ironclad,” the White House added.


Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4663954-biden-issues-veto-threat-over-misguided-gop-bill-on-weapons-to-israel/

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1. "Our commitment to Israel is ironclad," the White House added. " Unti it isn't. And THAT is what our policy SHOULD

be.

Netanyahu CANNOT be trusted, obviously. He, like Trump, is fighting to stay out of prison.

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2. To Defend Itself. Never says exactly what we would send for Israel to defend itself......