
Former US President Donald Trump on Sunday (Aug25) slammed the Biden administration’s approach to addressing the ongoing crisis in West Asia.
Trump said that Biden is sleeping on a beach in California while Vice President Kamala Harris is holding a campaign bus tour with her running mate and Minnesota Governor, Tim Walz.
In a post on X, Trump said, "Who is negotiating for us in the Middle East? Bombs are dropping all over the place! Sleepy Joe is sleeping on a Beach in California, viciously Exiled by the Democrats, and Comrade Kamala is doing a campaign bus tour with Tampon Tim, her really bad V.P. Pick. Let’s not have World War lll, because that’s where we’re heading!"
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Trump's comments come after Iranian-backed and Lebanon-based Hezbollah began an attack on Israel with a large number of drones and rockets as retaliation for the killing of its top commander in a Beirut suburb last month.
Despite these exchanges, both Israel and Hezbollah later signalled a willingness to de-escalate the situation.
Earlier on Thursday (Aug 22), Trump said, "There will be no future under Comrade Kamala Harris, because she will take us into a Nuclear World War III! She will never be respected by the Tyrants of the World!"
Trump's remarks came after Harris in her acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) spoke about the war in Gaza. Trump took to his Truth Social account to make statements against Harris over her speech.
In her address, Harris said, "I will always stand up for Israel’s right to defend itself, and I will always ensure Israel can defend itself, because the people of Israel must never again face the horror that a terrorist organization called Hamas caused," Harris said, also stressing the widespread suffering of Palestinians," according to The Washington Post report.
(With inputs from agencies)