Vivek Ramaswamy suggests 'Game of Thrones' like prosecution of Hamas leaders, says Israel has 'absolute right' to defend itself
LAS VEGAS, CALIFORNIA: Republican Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has come up with some interesting advice for Israel amid the country's ongoing state war against Hamas militants.
The 38-year-old called for a ‘Red Wedding’ like killing against Hamas leaders in response to their surprise October 7 attack, which killed over 1,400 civilians.
“If Israel and Mossad want to… take out every last leader of Hamas, wherever they may be hiding, from Doha to Dresden — host a ‘Red Wedding’ at the Four Seasons in Qatar the next time [Hamas leaders Khaled] Haniyeh and [Ismail] Mashal show up — they should go ahead and do it.”
Vivek Ramaswamy tells Israel to destroy the myth of 'two-state solution'
Ramaswamy's use of the term "red wedding" was referring to the scene in HBO’s ‘Games of Thrones’ in which several members of the Stark House were shockingly slayed during a wedding feast, reports NYP.
He was also against settling for a “two-state solution.” “If Israel wants to at long last abandon the myth of a two-state solution, Israel should go ahead and abandon a two-state solution,” the Presidential hopeful said.
America First doesn’t come with an asterisk. This is a full transcript of my @RJC speech earlier today. Gets us back to our founding roots & Israel to its own:
— Vivek Ramaswamy (@VivekGRamaswamy) October 28, 2023
I know that many of you in this room are still reeling from October 7. My wife Apoorva and I are still reeling, too.…
While speaking at the Republican Jewish Coalition’s annual leadership conference in Las Vegas, Ramaswamy further added, “The rest of the Arab world can absorb the Palestinians, just as the Jews absorbed their people out of 22 countries they were kicked out of since 1948.”
Ramaswamy also claimed, “Now is the moment for Israel to return to its founding premise: the Jewish State has an absolute right to exist. A Divine gift, gifted to a Divine nation, charged with a Divine purpose.”
He further declared, “Israel has an absolute and unequivocal right and responsibility to defend itself to the fullest, applying the only language its adversaries understand: the language of force.”
Who else was present at the RJC conference?
A few other presidential contenders speaking at the RJC conference Saturday, October 28, included former President Donald Trump, Florid Gov Ron DeSantis, South Carolina Sen Tim Scott, former New Jersey Gov Chris Christie, and former UN ambassador Nikki Haley.
Meanwhile, newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson called on President Joe Biden to split his $100 billion supplementary budget request, suggesting he should allocate funds for both Ukraine and Israel during his appearance on ‘Hannity’ on October 26.
“I told the staff at the White House today that our consensus among House Republicans is that we need to bifurcate those issues,” Johnson answered on the $14 billion fund for Israel.
On the Russia-Ukraine war, he said, “Now, we can’t allow Vladimir Putin to prevail in Ukraine, because I don’t believe it would stop there, and it would probably encourage and empower China to perhaps make a move on Taiwan. We have these concerns.”
“We’re not going to abandon them. But we have a responsibility, a stewardship responsibility, over the precious treasure of the American people. And we have to make sure that the White House is providing the people with some accountability for the dollars,” Johnson said.