Rick Scott questions Kamala Harris’ fitness to lead in Israel flap

Harris Netanyahu via VP Twitter account
Joe Biden is still POTUS, of course.

Vice President Kamala Harris’ critical comments of Israel in the wake of what she called a “frank and constructive” meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are drawing criticism from Florida Republicans.

Among them is one of Donald Trump’s staunchest supporters.

“This is not a Commander-in-Chief,” U.S. Sen. Rick Scott posted to social media, reviewing Harris’ comments.

“No mention of Hamas. No mention of the Americans killed by terrorists on October 7th. No mention of the Israeli children burned alive or the women raped and killed. Horrible continuation of Biden’s weakness and appeasement.”

Harris advocated for a “two-state solution” in her comments after the Netanyahu confab, saying it was the “only path” forward to reduce tensions between Israel and the Palestinian people.

She also advocated for a cease-fire in the war ongoing since Hamas attacks in October 2023, which Israeli leaders and American supporters have lionized as Israel defending itself.

“The images of dead children and desperate hungry people fleeing for safety, sometimes displaced for the second, third or fourth time. We cannot look away in the face of these tragedies. We cannot allow ourselves to become numb to the suffering and I will not be silent,” Harris said.

Scott’s criticisms of Harris’ foray into global diplomacy come a day after the Senator slammed “part-time President” Joe Biden, urging Harris to work toward invocation of the 25th Amendment against the Delaware Democrat.

“We’ve got to get a new President. We’ve got to get somebody who hopefully will do a better job than Biden has the capacity to do right now,” Scott said Thursday on “Mornings with Maria.”

A.G. Gancarski

A.G. Gancarski has been the Northeast Florida correspondent for Florida Politics since 2014. He writes for the New York Post and National Review also, with previous work in the American Conservative and Washington Times and a 15+ year run as a columnist in Folio Weekly. He can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter: @AGGancarski


6 comments

  • MH/Duuuval

    July 26, 2024 at 9:55 am

    The Israeli military response — which has been shaped by Netanyahu’s fear of being hauled into court once he is out of office — has been and remains disproportionate in both Gaza and the West Bank.

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    • Ninety Three

      July 26, 2024 at 10:15 am

      Hamas started this and Israel will finish it. They have had enough of the network of tunnels that lie beneath their country, the daily rocket attacks and such. Israel will set their terrorist operation for many years. Of course Hamas will eventually re equip and continue their terrorist operations. There were plenty of able bodied men defacing statues, burning American Flags, and raising Hamas flags on our nations capital. Gather them up. Give them a weapon and a ticket to Gaza. Let them take on the IDF. They are all a bunch of phonies.

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  • Dont Say FLA

    July 26, 2024 at 10:54 am

    Hey Rick, Geezers be retiring now. It’s the cool new thing. Try it why don’t ya.

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  • Michael K

    July 26, 2024 at 11:04 am

    Scott is insane. Harris does not support Hamas. Neither does Biden or any Democratic leader. That is highly offensive, inflammatory, and inaccurate – and Scott knows it. The vice president is rightly concerned about the massive civilian death toll, injuries, and displacement of Palestinian people who are trapped – a serious humanitarian crisis that has to be addressed. And the majority of American and Israeli protesters are in this camp.

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  • See Three Pee O'd

    July 26, 2024 at 12:14 pm

    Rick Scott never mentions that he is half-robot. I think it is wrong that he never mentions his other side, the robot side.
    Maybe it’s because that’s the more human side of him, and he’s jealous of it, or doesn’t trust it.

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