Former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki is in support of her former boss’s move to delay a necessary weapons shipment to Israel. However, she has one thought about it.
During an interview with CBS’s “The Late Show,” Psaki said that President Joe Biden did not cut off weapons to Israel soon enough, admitting that the United States has withheld weapons to countries in need before.
Psaki told Stephen Colbert, “I do think that there’s some leverage we’re all seeing being used. Should it have been used earlier? I think the answer is yes to that. But we are seeing them pull back in the sending of weapons. That’s actually a pretty significant sign, given that the United States and Israel have a long-standing connection on military support, where the United States is a big provider of that.”
Colbert asked, “Has the United States done that many times before, withhold the weapons?”
“Not many times before, but it has happened before. But not many times before, but that is a pretty significant step,” Psaki answered. “Prime Minister Netanyahu, I would say, is someone Joe Biden has had a tricky, challenging, difficult relationship with for some time. People don’t always see that. That isn’t talked about.” ViaMediaite.
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