House Majority Leader Steve Scalise is calling for the Biden Administration to be held accountable for the 'appeasement' of the military group behind the attacks on Israel.
House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., arrives to meet with members at the Capitol in Washington, July 22, 2021. Scalise has emerged as a leading contender to replace McCarthy who was voted out of the job by a contingent of …House Majority Leader Steve Scalise is calling for the Biden Administration to be held accountable for the “appeasement” of the military group behind the attacks on Israel.
Mr. Scalise, Louisiana Republican, condemned the attacks on X, formerly Twitter, before going after President Biden for a prisoner swap deal with Iran earlier this year that freed up $6 billion in oil revenue. The usage of those funds was intended to be restricted to humanitarian aid. Mr. Scalise is running to replace Rep. Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House, and has been a longtime fixture in Republican leadership. Another possible candidate for the gavel, Rep. Kevin Hern of Oklahoma, also sought to blame Mr. Biden for the attack.
So far, Mr. Biden has not released a statement regarding the attacks. The president has a chilly relationship with Mr. Netanyahu that only grew colder when news broke the prisoner swap deal. At the time, Mr. Netanyahu said that the money would go toward “terrorist elements sponsored by Iran.”
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