Neither Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis nor former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie would rule out sending U.S. troops to the Middle East to free American hostages held by Hamas on Wednesday night.
“How far would you go as president to secure the release of those eight American hostages? Would that include sending US forces into combat?” DeSantis was asked.
“We have to take care of our people when they are hostages,” the 45-year-old governor said. “As commander in chief, you have to do everything you can to achieve this.”
DeSantis went on to assert that Israel has “the right to eliminate Hamas” and that while the United States “should not attempt to direct its war effort,” Washington “should work together” with the Israeli government.
Christie confronted DeSantis after his response.
“This is the problem with the first three debates. They ask Ron a question and he doesn’t answer,” Christie said.
In stark contrast to the Florida governor, Christe pledged to “absolutely” use U.S. forces to free U.S. citizens kidnapped by Hamas.
“If they had a plan that showed me that we could get them out safely, you’re absolutely right: I would send the American military there to get our people home and get them home now,” he added.
DeSantis asserted that Israel has “the right to eliminate Hamas.” fake images
Biotechnology entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy called the October 7 Hamas attack on the Jewish state “medieval,” “subhuman” and “immoral,” but argued that it was not a direct attack on the United States and does not justify American intervention.
“To say it was an attack on the United States fails a basic test,” Ramaswamy said, arguing that the country would be better off sending troops to the U.S.-Mexico border to stop the flow of migrants.
The former New Jersey governor pledged to “absolutely” use U.S. forces to free U.S. citizens kidnapped by Hamas. fake images
“I will say [Benjamin Netanyahu]”You smoke the terrorists on your southern border; go ahead and we will support you; we are going to smoke the terrorists on our own southern border,” he added.
DeSantis responded to Ramaswamy by pointing out that American citizens were killed in the October 7 attack.
A photograph taken from southern Israel, near the border with the Gaza Strip, on December 6, 2023. AFP via Getty Images
“If you look at this terrorist attack in terms of the number of Americans, it would be one of the top 10 terrorist attacks in American history,” he said. “So our own people died in that attack. And I think it’s absolutely appropriate to point that out and say we’re in this together and we’re going to work with Israel to bring these people to justice.”
“I agree with that,” Ramaswamy responded.
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