U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee on Newsmax on Thursday criticized Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., for calling the situation in Gaza a “slaughter,” saying he should “know better” and base his remarks on accurate information.
Appearing on “American Agenda,” Huckabee reacted to a recent CNN interview in which anchor Dana Bash asked Sanders if Hamas bore any responsibility for starvation in Gaza. Sanders replied, “No.” He added, “Right now, what is going on is a slaughter.”
“What the senator said is just embarrassing,” Huckabee said. “Not only is it wrong, it’s embarrassing. He should know better, and he should speak better. He should get better facts, because what he’s saying is simply not the truth. People are starving in Gaza because of Hamas. No other reason.”
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