House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) said on Sunday that President Joe Biden is intentionally withholding weapons shipments from Israel so that he can have leverage over the country.
McCaul made the remarks during an appearance on CBS News’s “Face The Nation” while talking about Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s trip to the U.S. last week.
“What have you been told about his request to have more shipments of weapons delivered on a fast-track basis?” the show’s guest host asked.
“I sign off on all foreign military sales,” McCaul said. “And I sign off on all the ones that have gone to Israel and also to Ukraine and Taiwan. And so the fact is, though, that these shipments have been delayed intentionally. The four corners, that being the chair and ranking member of House Foreign Affairs and Senate Relations, we signed off on these weapons. And for some reason, the administration has withheld those weapons.”
“I think maybe it gives them leverage over Israel and decision making processes,” he continued. “But when I talked to the prime minister in his office, this creates daylight between the United States and Israel. And I think it’s dangerous, especially right now, for us to somehow put daylight between us and our most important U.S. ally, the only democracy in the Middle East.”
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House Foreign Affairs Cmte. Chair @RepMcCaul says the Biden administration is intentionally delaying weapons shipments to Israel in order to have “leverage” over Israel’s decision-making processes.
“When I talked to the prime minister in his office, this creates daylight between… pic.twitter.com/1vPWWHx42q
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) July 28, 2024
