U.S. Sen. Tim Scott delivered an earful to explain what CNN’s Abby Phillip claimed was a decision “making life more miserable for Gazans.”
The South Carolina Republican and presidential candidate was speaking on “CNN NewsNight” when the host attempted to negatively portray his opposition to sending humanitarian aid to Gaza where people have been impacted by the Israel and Hamas conflict. The interview followed President Joe Biden’s speech making the case for wartime aid to Ukraine and Israel.
“I want to ask you about $100 million aid that is being sent to Gaza. You’ve said recently that you oppose that,” Phillip said.
“Yes,” Scott affirmed.
“I wonder, just putting aside some of the kind of political rhetoric around this, how is making life more miserable for Gazans something that helps Israel?” she set up her question.
“I’m glad you asked that question,” the senator replied.
“Let’s take a look at how this thing started on October the 7th. We saw babies decapitated, we saw babies burned, we saw women raped, we saw grandmothers taken, and Israel’s response is to make sure that never happens again. To provide complete and total support for Israel means giving them the resources and the flexibility they need to engage in conflict with Hamas,” Scott explained.
“I understand, but I’m talking about humanitarian— I’m talking about humanitarian aid, which Israel by the way has agreed to,” Phillip interjected.
Scott described the reality of aid pouring into Gaza, saying he didn’t want “a dime, a nickel, a penny ending up in the hands of Hamas.”
“This is not what I’m talking about here, and what this aid is, [it] is not cash. We’re talking about access to water, food, medical care,” the CNN host explained. “I guess what I’m saying, Senator, is if Israel has agreed to allow $100 million of humanitarian aid into southern Gaza where they have asked for civilians to go to, why would you oppose that aid being provided?”
“I believe that making sure that every penny that America spends anywhere does not end up in the hands of terrorist organizations is my responsibility,” Scott said simply.
Pressing her attempt to get the right soundbite, Phillip asked if the GOP presidential candidate thought the four to five hundred Americans currently in Gaza “ought to be fending for themselves?”
Scott replied with a reality check.
“I’ll just say what I said earlier, not on the show. Israel has provided those residents living in Gaza an opportunity to leave the vulnerable areas,” he said.
“As a result of that, they find themselves in a position to get out of harm’s way. By doing that, we accelerate the path to victory for Israel, which then eliminates the need for a conflict,” he concluded.
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Originally from New York, Powers graduated from New York University and eventually made her way to sunny South Florida. Powers also contributes to BizPac Review.
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