President Joe Biden’s decision to reward Iran with $6 billion in unfrozen assets is coming under withering criticism after Tehran-backed Hamas militants unleashed an unprovoked deadly attack on Israel that generated condemnation worldwide.
The political peril for the 46th president, who has banked his foreign policy in part on an effort to woo Iran into a new nuclear deal, was apparent from the campaign trail to the marble halls of Congress within hours of Saturday’s unprovoked an unprecedented attack on Israel.
“The Biden Administration has brought nothing but chaos and destruction because of their weakness and incompetence,” House GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik said late Saturday.
In Iowa, multiple Republican presidential candidates took time from busy campaign stops to blame Biden and his policies for the Iranian-backed Hamas attacks.