‘Slap In The Face’: Rick Scott Accuses Harris Of Not Supporting Israel By Skipping Netanyahu Speech

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During a press briefing on Wednesday, Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) spoke about US support for Israel.

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00:00So I look forward to hearing from Prime Minister Netanyahu today.

00:07Like a lot of us, I had the opportunity to visit Israel.

00:09I went in March.

00:12I went to a village that I've been to before, Kfar Aza, where 63 individuals were killed.

00:19Little kids were murdered.

00:21The stories were just horrible.

00:22They're a half a mile from Gaza.

00:25So it's clear what has to happen here.

00:27Israel needs to win.

00:28Hamas needs to be destroyed.

00:31What's disappointing is the Biden administration has not been in support of Israel.

00:36Democrats have not been in support of Israel.

00:39Vice President Harris has not been in support of Israel.

00:43We can't forget the hostages, American hostages, that are there.

00:48My office, we have a picture of all the hostages up outside my office.

00:52We put information out about them and their families every day.

00:56We can't forget what's happened.

00:58I look forward to hearing from Prime Minister Netanyahu of how the war is going, how they're

01:02going to destroy Hamas, what they need from America.

01:06When I was over there in March, what they were telling me is American support, it's

01:11not just that they need our military weapons, but they need our verbal support.

01:18And unfortunately, this administration is not doing it.

01:21I can't believe Vice President Harris is not showing up today.

01:24It's a slap in the face to the only democracy in the Middle East, our greatest ally in the

01:30Middle East, somebody that needs our support.

01:33It doesn't make any sense.

01:35By Republicans in the House and Senate, we're going to show up, we're going to do everything

01:38we can to help the state of Israel, help all of our constituents that are Jewish, stop

01:45this anti-Semitism.

01:47And I look forward to standing with my Republican colleagues at this joint session, doing everything

01:53we can to support Israel.

‘Slap In The Face’: Rick Scott Accuses Harris Of Not Supporting Israel By Skipping Netanyahu Speech

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