Friend,

Hamas’ invasion of Israel over the weekend, the killing, rape, and kidnapping of civilians, is a reminder that evil will burn its own nation to the ground to rule over the ashes. There is no justification for Hamas’ actions, and they knew what would happen to innocent Palestinians in the wake of their terror. 

The butchery we’ve seen in Ukraine, and now in Israel, is indicative of a well-resourced and relentless authoritarian movement that has already washed up on American shores. Donald Trump’s term as president should have been a wake-up call for all of us: He was (and is) happy to consort with autocrats because he, like them, sees the entire world as a zero-sum game.

The terror in Israel also exposes fundamental internal contradictions in the Republican Party. There are numerous examples of this. But here’s just a few: 

1. JD Vance and Ron DeSantis said Ukraine is a territorial dispute far from our borders. In the next breath, those same nimrods scream that we must protect and defend Israel, the Middle East’s only democracy, at all costs.
2. Antisemitism still runs rife within the MAGA wing; ie: MTG comparing COVID vaccines to the Holocaust and the Nazi apparel we saw at the January 6th Insurrection. 
3. President Trump has a history of reposting antisemitic material and hosted Nick Fuentes and Kanye West (two men who’ve made malignant comments about Jews and women) at the White House. 

Now, we know that MAGA has no moral high ground to call out Hamas’ invasion of Israel. So, they’re instead criticizing President Biden.

You heard that right. While President Biden blames Hamas, the GOP blames Biden. 

They said that Hamas’ actions were financed by US taxpayers. Even Fox News has consistently and continuously said this isn’t true. Tim Scott and other wannabe Presidential candidates echoed similar lies and are using every television appearance they make to blame our government for the atrocities we’ve seen. 

They're ultimately doing the bidding of Iran, Russia, and Hamas. 

The United States standing tall as a beacon for freedom, democracy, and decency is the anathema to the worldview of these dictatorial regimes. So it’s the anathema to MAGA’s worldview, too. And that’s why MAGA continues to echo their lies and side with them against the President of the United States. 

Make no mistake. President Biden is providing the same moral leadership with Israel that he demonstrated in Ukraine. 

MAGA will continue to lie and side with repugnant dictators over democracy. We’ll continue to stand with President Biden and the global fight for democracy. 

-Reed