Trump attacks Israel’s Netanyahu, praises ‘very smart’ Iran-backed Hezbollah

Former President Donald Trump made an extraordinary attack on the government of Israel Wednesday night, saying Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “let us down” by not taking part in the operation that killed a top Iranian general in early 2020 – and calling Hezbollah “very smart” hours after the Lebanon-based terror group fired missiles at Israeli troops.

During a rally in West Palm Beach, Fla., Trump, 77, blamed Israeli and US government officials for Wednesday’s sortie by the Iranian-backed jihadists, which came days after Hamas terrorists infiltrated southern Israel from the Gaza Strip, killing at least 1,300 people — including hundreds of women, children and the elderly.

The former president claimed the Biden administration and Israeli officials had publicly pointed out the vulnerabilities of the Jewish state, speculating that those comments encouraged Hezbollah.

“Two nights ago, I read all of Biden’s security people, can you imagine, national defense people, and they said, ‘Gee, I hope Hezbollah doesn’t attack from the north, because that’s the most vulnerable spot,’” Trump told the crowd. “I said, ‘Wait a minute.’ You know, Hezbollah is very smart. They’re all very smart.”

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[vahagnmelikyan]

He's not praising, he's being realistic about their capabilities.

[joedirt]

Such a dishonest headline. Shame on you Forbes... Oh wait, it's the New York Post. Getting hard to tell these days.

[MaryReese-oyis]

It isn’t praising. It is recognizing what Israel is up against. Never underestimate your enemy.

[sissy-_-fnyc]

He did not "praise" them, he called out the obvious. To say otherwise is disingenuous at the very least, and ultimately DISHONEST!

[steelejill]

He wasn’t praising. He was saying that you need to know your enemy and not underestimate them.

[_bryanblaze_]

He never mentioned bibi, this is fake news. Should be taken down.

[pkghalm]

He's not wrong though. This was a huge intelligence failure! The news just released footage of them training for this.

[TheDAT]

Trump just said don't announce your plans to the enemy.

[zanewoodward]

To assume the Enemy is Dumb is always a mistake !!

[papajohn]

I love how you posted this and kept the part in where he says the press is gonna change up his words the next day 🤣🤣 are y’all even trying anymore

[akachira]

I wonder, will fact checkers flag your page, like they do ours?

[Bubblyhiccups]

completely disingenuous and misleading headline. He called Putin smart too but it doesn’t mean he’s praising him. never underestimate your enemy. it’s always better for everyone if you get along with your peers even if you disagree with them. the world was at peace because trump took the initiative to talk with our enemies instead of furthering the division and hostility.

[rusb]

Saying your enemy is smart is not praising them….. It’s called not underestimating them! “If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles.” Sun Tzu.

[Publicz]

Trump has a lot of new Muslim supporters

[Bajso]

Awful headline, and Im not even a Trump supporter

[thomass.]

This is so out of context and misleading.

[M-Powerdreamsgarage]

The fact he called you guys out and said you would headline “trump calls hazzbola smart” and you guys did shows everyone everything they need to know about the new York post

[rockym]

He’s 100% right

Netanyahu knows exactly what he’s doing
He was about to lose the election a few months ago

[randyo]

Misleading headline, much like a 1000 other misleading headlines. Clickbait

[da]

Click bait headline. Shame on you, NYP