The internet thought Republican President Donald Trump's blunt take on Hamas being "bullies" was a major self own.
Trump was briefing White House reporters on Tuesday morning about his plans to redevelop Gaza and the ultimatum he gave to Hamas on Monday to release Israeli hostages by noon Saturday or "all hell is going to break loose."
Trump criticized Hamas for delaying the release of the hostages and said:
“I don’t think they’re gonna make the deadline. Personally, I think they wanna play tough guy. But we’ll see how tough they are.”
What he said next made social media users choke.
"You know bullies? You know what a bully is, right? You know the bully, I’ve always―and I found it throughout my life, a bully is the weakest person."
He continued:
"And they’re bullies. Hamas is bullies. The weakest people are bullies. You know that, right?”
Here's a clip.
Trump has an extensive history of bullying.
He has lied about his political challengers and mocked critics by resorting to name-calling, including calling Hillary Clinton “a nasty woman” and “the devil," belittling Democratic President Joe Biden as "Sleepy Joe," and even targeting members of his own party like Texas Senator "Lyin’ Ted" Cruz.
That's just the tip of the iceberg as the "America First" convicted felon steamrolls his way through the government to assert his power and machismo by undoing anti-discriminatory initiatives put in place by the former administration and declaring his intentions to take over Greenland, the Panama Canal, Canada, and now Gaza.
Social media users had a field day over his opinion on bullies.
Trump’s take on bullies came after Hamas delayed the release of more hostages on Saturday after a spokesperson for the organization accused Israel of violating ceasefire terms.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated Israel would withdraw from the ceasefire agreement and take military action if Hamas doesn't release more hostages by the weekend.
While signing executive orders on Monday, Trump doubled down on the warning and demanded that all remaining hostages be released.
Trump stated:
"I'd say they ought to be returned by 12 o'clock on Saturday. All of them, not in drips and drabs, not two and one and three and four and two."
"If they’re not here, all hell is going to break out," he added.
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