President Joe Biden was blasted on social media this week over a past anti-Trump tweet that critics said showed he should be impeached for withholding some weapons from Israel if it moves forward with a military operation in Rafah, Gaza.<\/p>\n
\u2018President Trump withheld Congressionally appropriated aid to Ukraine unless they granted him a political favor,\u2019 Biden tweeted as a candidate in 2019 about the impeachment push against Trump over a phone call with Ukraine that Democrats claimed was a \u2018quid pro quo.\u2019<\/p>\n
\u2018It\u2019s the definition of quid pro quo. This is no joke\u2014Trump continues to put his own personal, political interests ahead of the national interest. He must be impeached.\u2019<\/p>\n
Trump was ultimately impeached \u00a0for \u2018abuse of power\u2019 and \u2018obstruction of Congress\u2019 related to his dealings with Ukraine.<\/p>\n
Biden\u2019s 2019 post drew immediate push back on social media from conservatives who argued that Biden\u2019s recent move to withhold some military aid from Israel due to his objection to their military campaign in Gaza was similar to what Democrats accused Trump of during the impeachment.<\/p>\n
\u2018Joe Biden endorses his own impeachment,\u2019 Red State writer Bonchie posted on X.<\/p>\n
\u2018Wow \u2014 how newly relevant,\u2019\u00a0 New York Post reporter Jon Levine posted on X.<\/p>\n
\u2018Joe Biden is withholding Congressionally appropriated aid to Israel unless they grant him a political favor. It\u2019s the definition of quid pro quo,\u2019 conservative communicator Steve Guest posted on X.<\/p>\n
\u2018This is no joke\u2014Biden continues to put his own personal, political interests ahead of the national interest. He must be impeached,\u2019 Federalist co-founder Sean Davis posted on X.<\/p>\n
\u2018Joe Biden withheld Congressionally appropriated aid to uproot Hamas in a political pay off pro-Hamas radicals,\u2019 Trump adviser Stephen Miller posted on X. \u2018This warrants impeachment and criminal investigation \u2014 including exploring all ties between Biden aides and Iran.\u2019<\/p>\n
Some have pushed back on the suggestion that Biden committed an impeachable offense, including those who have pointed to a 2020 report from the Congressional Research Service, a nonpartisan office that analyzes U.S. policy, that says, \u2018The Arms Export Control Act of 1961 \u2018prohibits the sale or delivery of U.S.-origin defense articles if the President finds that a recipient country has used such articles for unauthorized purposes.\u2019<\/p>\n
In a statement to Fox News Digital, a White House official dismissed the accusations of hypocrisy as \u2018ridiculous.\u2019<\/p>\n
\u2018Senior administration officials had already made multiple public statements about Rafah similar to the President\u2019s, including that we are also ensuring Israel gets every dollar appropriated in the supplemental,\u2019 the official said. \u2018Trump failed to spend dollars appropriated by Congress that he was legally required to spend. This is about a purchase made by a foreign government using its own funds, not funds appropriated by Congress, and our decision whether to deliver that purchase right now, which could enable an operation we\u2019ve publicly and privately objected to.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n
House Republicans disagree with the assessment from the White House as evidenced by news on Friday\u00a0that articles of impeachment were filed against President Biden over the controversy.<\/p>\n
\u2018In violation of his oath to faithfully execute the office of President and to uphold the Constitution, President Biden abused the powers of his office by soliciting a \u2018quid pro quo\u2019 with Israel while leveraging vital military aid for policy changes,\u2019 GOP Rep. Cory Mills said in a statement first reported by Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n
\u2018This egregious action not only compromised the credibility of the United States but also undermined the interests of our longstanding ally, Israel. Therefore, President Biden\u2019s conduct warrants impeachment, trial, removal from office, and disqualification from holding any future office under the United States.\u2019<\/p>\n
Biden has faced criticism from members of his own party as well including Democratic Rep. Ritchie Tores, who said he suspects that Biden is \u2018pandering to the far left.\u2019<\/p>\n
\u2018It looks like election year politics was driving it,\u2019 Tores said. \u2018That\u2019s my impression.\u2019\u00a0
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