Trump: 'Israel literally owned Congress' until a decade ago
'Israel had such power — and rightfully — over Congress, and now it doesn't,' Trump says on conservative radio
Former US president Donald Trump said “Israel literally owned Congress” until some 10 years ago, speaking on the Ari Hoffman Show last Friday.
"The biggest change I’ve seen in Congress is Israel literally owned Congress — you understand that," Trump said on the conservative talk radio show. "Ten years ago, 15 years ago, and it was so powerful. It was so powerful and today it’s almost the opposite."
Trump blasted Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez and other members of the so-called "Squad" — progressive Democratic lawmakers in US Congress who have staunch positions against pro-Israel policy.
"Israel had such power — and rightfully — over Congress, and now it doesn't," Trump said.
Hoffman told Trump Israelis were passionate about his re-election, and thankful for his role in the Abraham Accords.
"I was affectionately told that I could run for prime minister and win over there," Trump said.
"I didn't get the vote from Jewish people you think I would get in this country, many of them do not like Israel. You look at The New York Times," Trump said.
Trump's daughter, Ivanka, is Jewish, having converted to marry his son-in-law and former advisor Jared Kushner.
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Trump took aim at US President Joe Biden on the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, following "a rigged election" in 2020.
He also blasted his handling of getting Iran back to nuclear negotiations. "We would have had peace in the Middle East," Trump said.