U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer has put out a call for supporting Israel in the wake of an attack by Iran.
And several GOP senators — including one from Missouri — were ready and waiting.
Eric Schmitt was one of the first to jump on the New York Democrat, quickly pointing out that Schumer recently had called for new elections in Israel and also refused to call a House-approved Israeli aid package for a Senate vote.
On Saturday, Schmitt, Missouri’s junior GOP senator called on Schumer to:
“Retract your call to upend Israeli government in the middle of a warâ€Â and “Call up a vote ASAP on the emergency military aid for Israel bill that YOU blocked.â€
1. Retract your call to upend Israeli government in the middle of a war.
— Eric Schmitt (@Eric_Schmitt)
2. Call up a vote ASAP on the emergency military aid for Israel bill that YOU blocked.
Schmitt also posted another message that took both Schumer and President Joe Biden to task for their actions in regards to Israel.
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“Remember when Chuck Schumer and Joe Biden were meddling in Israeli politics just a few weeks ago and calling for a new Prime Minister in the middle of a war?â€Â Schmitt wrote.
“Chuck Schumer should go on the Senate floor next week, retract his outrageous statements and apologize,â€Â Schmitt said.
Remember when Chuck Schumer and Joe Biden were meddling in Israeli politics just a few weeks ago and calling for a new Prime Minister in the middle of a war?
— Eric Schmitt (@Eric_Schmitt)
Chuck Schumer should go on the Senate floor next week, retract his outrageous statements and apologize.
Schmitt was joined in the social media fray by fellow GOP senators Ted Cruz of Texas, Mike Lee of Utah and Roger Marshall of Kansas.