Former President Donald Trump lashed out Wednesday at Benjamin Netanyahu, saying the Israeli prime minister was caught unprepared by Hamas' attack and praising the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah as "very smart."
The remarks reflect the soured relationship between the two men and are notable at a time when Trump's Republican presidential rivals have uniformly sought to position themselves as steadfast supporters of Netanyahu during Israel's war with Hamas.
The criticism is a stark reversal from the firm friendship Trump shared with Netanyahu while in office, embracing the Israeli leader at every turn. "If the election wasn't rigged, there would be nobody even thinking about going into Israel," the former president told his supporters. In the interview with Fox's Kilmeade, Trump would not say if he has spoken with Netanyahu in the days since the Hamas attack.
Former Vice President Mike Pence also pushed back on his former boss's remarks, saying, "Hezbollah aren't smart, they're evil."
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