Fox News correspondent Jennifer Griffin responded to former President Donald Trump’s criticism of President Joe Biden’s handling of the recent terrorism in Israel, expressing reservations about Trump’s statement during an appearance on “Cavuto Live.”
The shocking events in Israel on Saturday, which included a massive rocket barrage from Gaza and attacks by Hamas gunmen on southern border communities, prompted Trump to release a statement blaming Biden for the attacks. Trump asserted that the attacks were a disgrace, and he mentioned American taxpayer dollars potentially being involved. He also suggested that Biden’s actions were undermining the progress made through the Abraham Accords in the Middle East.
These Hamas attacks are a disgrace and Israel has every right to defend itself with overwhelming force. Sadly, American taxpayer dollars helped fund these attacks, which many reports are saying came from the Biden Administration. We brought so much peace to the Middle East through the Abraham Accords, only to see Biden whittle it away at a far more rapid pace than anyone thought possible. Here we go again.
During a discussion on “Cavuto Live,” host Neil Cavuto asked Jennifer Griffin for her perspective on Trump’s statement. Griffin started to offer a critique of Trump’s statement, emphasizing the need to focus on supporting Israel. However, before she could provide a complete response, Cavuto interrupted with breaking news from another correspondent, Trey Yingst.
Griffin began by noting that it was an exaggeration to suggest that the money released as part of a hostage deal was directly tied to the attacks. She explained that Iran had been funding Hamas across multiple presidential administrations and that this support had continued consistently over the years. Griffin also mentioned that Israel had historically carried out intelligence-driven strikes in Gaza to destroy rocket-making facilities.
She seemed to be heading towards a point about the importance of supporting Israel but was cut off due to the breaking news update. The exchange on “Cavuto Live” highlighted the complexities of the situation and the varying perspectives on the role of the United States and its leaders in the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
NEIL CAVUTO: Last thing I’ll leave you with is a comment from former President Trump. He just put out a statement.” These Hamas attacks are a disgrace and Israel has every right to defend itself with overwhelming force. Sadly, American taxpayer dollars help fund these attacks, which many reports are saying came from the Biden administration, which brought so much peace to the Middle East through the Abraham Accords, only to see Biden whittle it away at a far more rapid base than anyone thought possible. Here we go again.”
I’ve been reading a number of others have been talking to the $6 billion in frozen funds that was unfrozen, you know, in order to sort of get the hostages out and get a better relations, maybe return to an accord. But this is coming up again and again, and that Iran has played a role here. And maybe some of this money was playing a role here. What are you hearing?
JENNIFER GRIFFIN: Well, I think, first of all, Neil, I think you have to push back on some of the statements that that statement from former President Trump. It is an exaggeration to suggest that that there is any evidence that that any of the money that was released as part of that hostage deal– that a lot of that money was tied up in, you know, in goods.
What I would say is that Iran has been funding Hamas across four presidents. And so you you it goes back through the entire when I was based there, again, back in in from 1999 to 2007 is Iran was funding Hamas.
That has not slowed or changed over the years and it’s not one administration or the next who has who has been able to to stem the flow of that money to Hamas.
What is different is the fact that usually Israel has enough intelligence and and accurate predictions and they carry out a lot of strikes in the Gaza Strip to to destroy factories where these rockets are being made. But I think we right now, the focus should be on supporting…
NEIL CAVUTO: All right, Jennifer, thank you. We had some breaking news with Trey.
