Former US President Donald Trump blasted Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, and other members of the so-called "Squad" of progressive Democratic lawmakers in US Congress in an interview on the Ari Hoffman Show on Friday.
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"The biggest change I've seen in Congress is Israel literally owned Congress – you understand that," said Trump on the conservative talk radio show. "Ten years ago, 15 years ago, and it was so powerful. It was so powerful and today it's almost the opposite."
The former Commander in Chief then proceeded to target specific members of Congress, namely Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez and Rep. Ilhan Omar, who were among 11 lawmakers in September who did not support legislation to allocate $1 billion as additional funding for Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system.
"You have between AOC and Omar – and these people that hate Israel. They hate it with a passion – they're controlling Congress, and Israel is not a force in Congress anymore. I mean, it's just amazing. I've never seen such a change," he said.
"Israel had such power – and rightfully – over Congress, and now it doesn't," Trump added.
Hoffman then told Trump Israelis were passionate about his re-election as well as thankful for his role in the Abraham Accords.
"I was affectionately told that I could run for prime minister and win over there," responded the former president jokingly, before going on to discuss his support amongst the Jewish community back in the United States.
"I didn't get the vote from Jewish people you think I would get in this country, many of them do not like Israel. You look at The New York Times," he said.
Trump also made a point of lauding his efforts in achieving peace in the Middle East in comparison to his successor, criticizing current President Joe Biden's approach to Iran and repeating claims that countries were "lining up" to join the Abraham Accords before he lost his reelection bid.
"We would've had peace in the Middle East," he alleged confidently. "Now I don't think they can, because they're dealing with Iran again and the way they're dealing with them – the weakness is just incredible when you look at it."
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