Governor Ron DeSantis was asked this morning about rescuing hostages who are being held in Gaza by Kristen Welker on Meet the Press.
Specifically he was asked if he would, as president, ask Israel to slow it’s offense to allow for the release of hostages and more humanitarian aid into Gaza.
Here’s how DeSantis responded:
"It’s important…that we stand with them publicly and privately — in word and in deed,” @RonDeSantis tells @MeetThePress.
If Israel does not eliminate Hamas entirely, “they’re just going to face these types of attacks again.” pic.twitter.com/x5bvGDDj6F
— DeSantis War Room 🐊 (@DeSantisWarRoom) October 29, 2023
I would support Israel’s right to end this problem once and for all. Obviously we have an interest in the hostages being rescued. I would work with them, I would look at the intelligence to see what our options are there…
But Israel is facing an enemy that wants nothing less than another holocaust. They would eliminate Israel from the map if they could. Hamas would drive every Jew into the sea. So I think it’s important for the United States, one of our strongest allies, that we stand with them publicly and privately, in word and in deed. Because I think that if they do anything else than eliminate Hamas entirely, they’re just going to face these types of attacks again in the future.
He’s absolutely right and this is just another reason why DeSantis would make a fantastic president.