Results: DeSantis rips Trump for criticizing Israel, calling Hezbollah 'very smart'
Published on 10/16/2023
Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis railed against former President Trump for calling the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah “very smart” and criticizing Israel.
“Terrorists have murdered at least 1,200 Israelis and 22 Americans and are holding more hostage, so it is absurd that anyone, much less someone running for President, would choose now to attack our friend and ally, Israel, much less praise Hezbollah terrorists as ‘very smart,'” DeSantis wrote Wednesday in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter.
DeSantis, the governor of Florida, vowed to stand with Israel and “treat terrorists like the scum that they are.” His comments were in response to Trump’s speech in West Palm Beach, Fla., where the former president said Hezbollah, which is based in Lebanon, is “very smart, they’re all very smart.”
Hezbollah and Israel have exchanged fire in recent days in the wake of Israel’s separate front against Palestinian militant group Hamas, which launched a multi-pronged surprise attack against Israel over the weekend.
Source: https://thehill.com/policy/international/4251686-ron-desantis-donald-trump-israel-hezbollah-remarks/
“Terrorists have murdered at least 1,200 Israelis and 22 Americans and are holding more hostage, so it is absurd that anyone, much less someone running for President, would choose now to attack our friend and ally, Israel, much less praise Hezbollah terrorists as ‘very smart,'” DeSantis wrote Wednesday in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter.
DeSantis, the governor of Florida, vowed to stand with Israel and “treat terrorists like the scum that they are.” His comments were in response to Trump’s speech in West Palm Beach, Fla., where the former president said Hezbollah, which is based in Lebanon, is “very smart, they’re all very smart.”
Hezbollah and Israel have exchanged fire in recent days in the wake of Israel’s separate front against Palestinian militant group Hamas, which launched a multi-pronged surprise attack against Israel over the weekend.
Source: https://thehill.com/policy/international/4251686-ron-desantis-donald-trump-israel-hezbollah-remarks/
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Do you agree with former President Trump's characterization of Hezbollah as "very smart" and his criticism of Israel's preparedness in dealing with the recent conflict? Yes
11%
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No
39%
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Not Applicable
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Undecided
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Do you think Desantis did the right thing, by calling out Trump ?
Yes
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No
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Not Applicable
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Undecided
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In a separate interview with Fox News's "The Brian Kilmeade Show" — set to air Thursday — Trump claimed Israel "wouldn't have had to be prepared," if he was president, suggesting the U.S. would have detected and stopped Hamas's attack under his watch. Do you think the United States, under President Trump's leadership, would have been more effective in detecting and stopping the attack by Hamas against Israel? Yes
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No
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Not Applicable
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What News Channel Do You Watch ? MSNBC
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FOX NEWS
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NEWSMAX
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CNN
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BBC CHANNEL
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BLOOMBERG
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Other (please specify)
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| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 7.82% | 112 | |
| none | 5.02% | 72 |
| NBC | 1.54% | 22 |
| NA | 1.33% | 19 |
| CBC | 1.26% | 18 |
| Global | 0.77% | 11 |
| ABC | 0.70% | 10 |
| CBS | 0.56% | 8 |
| local | 0.56% | 8 |
| N/A | 0.56% | 8 |
| CTV | 0.49% | 7 |
| abc news | 0.28% | 4 |
| None of these | 0.28% | 4 |
| OAN | 0.21% | 3 |
| NBC News | 0.21% | 3 |
| PBS | 0.14% | 2 |
| none of the above | 0.14% | 2 |
| Canadian news | 0.14% | 2 |
| cp24 | 0.14% | 2 |
| don't watch news | 0.14% | 2 |
| ground.com | 0.07% | 1 |
| globel | 0.07% | 1 |
| cbs, washington post | 0.07% | 1 |
| CTV + CBCNN | 0.07% | 1 |
| NPR Radio | 0.07% | 1 |
| None--I don't own, nor want to own, a t.v. | 0.07% | 1 |
| None! | 0.07% | 1 |
| Newsmax | 0.07% | 1 |
| None they all suck | 0.07% | 1 |
| oann | 0.07% | 1 |
| NEWSWEEK Black Lives Matter Praises Hamas, stands in solidarity with Palestine | 0.07% | 1 |
| local station | 0.07% | 1 |
| na I am Canadian | 0.07% | 1 |
| BC1 | 0.07% | 1 |
| Canadian CTV | 0.07% | 1 |
| no 'main stream media' | 0.07% | 1 |
| not trusting any channel for news | 0.07% | 1 |
| My local news station. | 0.07% | 1 |
| Independent Journalist | 0.07% | 1 |
| Dailymail Online | 0.07% | 1 |
| All fake news with same scew America agenda except Newsmax. | 0.07% | 1 |
| real | 0.07% | 1 |
| niether | 0.07% | 1 |
| Definitely not any of these | 0.07% | 1 |
| not interested in any | 0.07% | 1 |
| I don't watch news on TV; I read news online. | 0.07% | 1 |
| GMA | 0.07% | 1 |
| local ABC | 0.07% | 1 |
| CTV News Channel | 0.07% | 1 |
| ABC evening news | 0.07% | 1 |
| None of these fake news channels | 0.07% | 1 |
| ctv newse | 0.07% | 1 |
| CP24 here in Canada. | 0.07% | 1 |
| Infowars.com, NewsMax.com, Brightbart.com, TuckerCarlson on X. | 0.07% | 1 |
| Newsnation | 0.07% | 1 |
| independent view of experts | 0.07% | 1 |
| n.a. | 0.07% | 1 |
| don't watch TV | 0.07% | 1 |
| Anything Canadian | 0.07% | 1 |
| Schiff | 0.07% | 1 |
| Various channels | 0.07% | 1 |
| local broadcast news | 0.07% | 1 |
| None, just podcasts! | 0.07% | 1 |
| wabc | 0.07% | 1 |
| local news channels | 0.07% | 1 |
| CBC in Canada | 0.07% | 1 |
| Radio Canada, UATV, TVP World... | 0.07% | 1 |
| No MSM at all | 0.07% | 1 |
| ABC World News Tonight with David Muir | 0.07% | 1 |
| Canadian news channels | 0.07% | 1 |
| None, they are all bought and paid for by our enemies | 0.07% | 1 |
| LOVAL NEWS | 0.07% | 1 |
| Spectrum | 0.07% | 1 |
| Don't watch | 0.07% | 1 |
| various online news sources | 0.07% | 1 |
| CBC, Global, CTV, City, CBS | 0.07% | 1 |
| none - not applicable - listen to NPR for news | 0.07% | 1 |
| Canadian Stations. | 0.07% | 1 |
| Radio-Canada | 0.07% | 1 |
| . | 0.07% | 1 |
| ... | 0.07% | 1 |
| I don't watch news that much these days. | 0.07% | 1 |
| none all these are garbage | 0.07% | 1 |
| CBC, CTV, Global | 0.07% | 1 |
| CTV News | 0.07% | 1 |
| I read the news, I don't watch it. | 0.07% | 1 |
| You tube news videos | 0.07% | 1 |
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| Timcast on YouTube | 0.07% | 1 |
| The National CTV | 0.07% | 1 |
| Redacted | 0.07% | 1 |
| Local news | 0.07% | 1 |
| Reuters | 0.07% | 1 |
| CBS newscasts | 0.07% | 1 |
| other | 0.07% | 1 |
| Chris Cuomo on News Nation | 0.07% | 1 |
| ABC NBC CBS | 0.07% | 1 |
| No news channel; no cable; just ABC World News | 0.07% | 1 |
| DW | 0.07% | 1 |
| varied | 0.07% | 1 |
| Breibart | 0.07% | 1 |
| None I don't watch the news | 0.07% | 1 |
| None so y isn't that an option | 0.07% | 1 |
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| ABC News with David Muir | 0.07% | 1 |
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| Canadian TV | 0.07% | 1 |
| NBC Nightly News | 0.07% | 1 |
| Several of the above | 0.07% | 1 |
| Local news vhsnnel | 0.07% | 1 |
| none of the above, most are too biased | 0.07% | 1 |
| Noyb | 0.07% | 1 |
| Canadian | 0.07% | 1 |
| Online only. | 0.07% | 1 |
| npr | 0.07% | 1 |
| National news | 0.07% | 1 |
| National Desk FOX ,ABC ,PBS,NBC,CBS,and THE TRUMPET ,COM | 0.07% | 1 |
| NBC, CBS, ABC | 0.07% | 1 |
| ABC, CBS, Fox. | 0.07% | 1 |
| CTV CBC | 0.07% | 1 |
| Global News | 0.07% | 1 |
| Prageru | 0.07% | 1 |
| I don,t watch fake news medias. | 0.07% | 1 |
| Broadcast news channels | 0.07% | 1 |
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