President Joe Biden warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Feb. 11 that the United States could pull some military support if Israel invaded the Gaza city of Rafah.
But the public didn’t find out about Biden’s warning until about three months later when he announced he was pausing a shipment of weapons to Israel.
The Washington Examiner contacted the White House to ask for comment on the new reporting and why they didn’t disclose the conversation, but did not receive a response.
“He has just gotten to a point where enough is enough,” former Defense Secretary and Republican senator Chuck Hagel, told the New York Times. “I think he felt he had to say something. He had to do something. He had to show some sign that he wasn’t going to continue this.”
Biden recently told CNN that he “made it clear that if they go into Rafah — they haven’t gone in Rafah yet — if they go into Rafah, I …