Trump Jr. slams Biden for Syria bombing
The former president's son also criticized Congresswoman Liz Cheney in a reference to the Iraq War. The recent US airstrike against Iran-backed militias in Syria has divided both parties.
Donald Trump Jr. slammed US President Joe Biden at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) this weekend over Biden's decision to bomb Syria. The comments by the former president’s son show a divide in the Republican Party on Middle East policy and war.
Not long into his speech at the marquee event for US conservatives, which began Thursday and ended Sunday, Trump Jr. criticized the president for taking military action so early into his first term.
“Who would have thought that within 33 days we’d be bombing the Middle East again? I would have,” said Trump Jr. on Friday. “The military industrial complex? I’m surprised it took them 33 days.”
Trump Jr. referenced the Biden administration’s decision to bomb Iran-backed militias in eastern Syria. On Thursday, the US military conducted airstrikes against Iraqi groups Kataib Hezbollah and Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada, who are supported by Tehran and also operate in Syria. The strike was in response to recent attacks on US troops in Iraq.
