Trump’s Bibi embrace a blatant rebuke to anti-Israel obsessives trying to hijack MAGA |
Donald Trump is wisely refusing to put any daylight between the United States and Israel, much to the chagrin of some loud members of his coalition.
His meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu this week followed much speculation — and fervent wishes — the president would rebuke the prime minister.
Leakers inside the Trump administration told Axios the White House blames Netanyahu for “slow-walking the peace process” and has “grown increasingly frustrated” with him.
Vice President JD Vance has signaled that he and his allies take issue with the Israeli leader, and the nature of the American-Israeli relationship more generally.
At Turning Point USA’s America Fest, Vance admonished conservative commentator Ben Shapiro for urging attendees to reject Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens’ conspiracy-mongering.
Later, the veep suggested criticism of Carlson and concern over white nationalist Nick Fuentes’ influence was coming from “people who want to avoid having a foreign-policy conversation about America’s relationship with Israel.”
“We should be able to say, ‘We agree with Israel on that issue, and we disagree with Israel on this other issue,’” argued Vance, though it........