Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) blamed President Joe Biden and the Democratic Party for the recent terrorist attacks in Israel, saying that the administration’s loosening of sanctions and recent unfreezing of Iranian assets helped finance the attack.
The remarks come as more than 1,000 Israelis were murdered and more than 2,600+ were injured in the attack on Saturday.
“I’ll tell you what is infuriating about this. This was paid for by Joe Biden and the Democrats,” Cruz said on an episode of his “Verdict” podcast with co-host Ben Ferguson.
“This is something that the corporate media desperately wants to avoid. But let’s be clear,” Cruz said. “This attack, this massacre, this horrific assault on Israel, was funded by Iran. Hamas and Hezbollah are Iranian proxies. They work for Iran. They work under the direction of Iran. They are funded by Iran.”
Recent reports from The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal have said that Iran was behind the attacks, helping finance and…