Trump Claims Hamas Attacked Israel Due to Biden’s Incompetence, Mocks President and Alleges Drug Use at Florida Campaign Event with Matt Gaetz and Roseanne Barr

Former President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Hamas attacked Israel because President Joe Biden was a “laughing stock” and suggested he thought the 80-year-old president was on drugs.

Trump headlined a “Club 47” event in West Palm Beach, across the bridge from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, attended by Rep. Matt Gaetz, who blows up House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s presidency. Comedian Roseanne Barr sat in the front row.

“I was also proud to be by far the best friend Israel has ever had in the White House. And if the election wasn’t rigged, no one would even think about going to Israel,” Trump boasted, adding, “but we’ll overwhelm them next time.”

Trump said that with “crooked” President Joe Biden “you have chaos, bloodshed, war, terror and death.

“Look what’s happening today, because the occupant of the White House is a laughing stock,” Trump added, referring to the Hamas terrorist attack in Israel this weekend.

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R) salutes as he parades on stage at former President Donald Trump’s “Club 47” event in West Palm Beach, Fla., Wednesday evening. Gaetz was not expected to attend the event because of the drama he created at the Capitol.

Comedian Roseanne Barr sat front row at former President Donald Trump’s “Club 47” event in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Wednesday evening.

“America’s enemies everywhere can’t believe how lucky they got. They were very lucky,” the ex-president continued. “All the monsters, bad guys, dictators and terrorists – and there are many, I know most of them, I got to know some a lot – everywhere on the planet, they are having a blast because they know they will never have it. It’s better than Crooked Joe.

Trump imagined that Israel “would be thriving, they would be happy” if he had still been in the White House.

“Forty-five babies had their heads cut off today,” Trump said, drawing gasps from the audience. “But Israel would be thriving, they would have no problem.”

Throughout his 100-minute speech, Trump, 77, mocked Biden for having major moments, calling him “incompetent” and a host of other names.

“He can’t get off the stage,” Trump said.

“The other day he tried to get off stage. Now listen, I’m here now, there’s a lot of people, there’s a lot of TV going crazy. There are so many,” Trump said. “But when I’m done, I’ll look over there, I’ll see an exit. I’ll look, I can take this one, this one. But what I can’t do is go through the back wall.

He then claimed, without evidence, that the president was taking drugs.

Eric (left) and Lara Trump (right) sat in the front row of the audience for the ex-president’s Club 47 event in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Wednesday evening.

Outside the Palm Beach County convention were a handful of pro-Trump vehicles, including a Biden-Harris truck mounted on a trailer.

“You know what happens after about 20 minutes, the substances he takes disappear,” Trump said. “So he gets a little groggy. It’s getting a little groggy. They say take him off the stage, this shit wears out man! Take him down!”’

“No, no, no, and I’m sure the cocaine they found in the White House…I’m sure it has nothing to do with Hunter and Joe,” the ex-president continued. . “‘Here Dad, have some of this stuff, it’ll cheer you up a little,'” Trump said, falsely quoting the first son.

Trump opened the evening by hitting out at some of his Republican opponents before spending some time talking about Israel.

He was happy to be this far away in South Carolina, even though he was a rival to the state’s former governor and current senator, the former UN ambassador. Nikki Haley and Senator Time Scott.

Signs announcing Trump’s appearance at the Palm Beach County Convention Center read, “Florida is Trump Country,” despite the fact that the state’s governor, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, is also in the race.

“When you get someone elected, you don’t show up,” Trump complained of DeSantis, whom he supported in a 2018 Republican primary, allowing the current governor to score “71 points in a day”.

DeSantis then managed to beat Democratic newcomer Andrew Gillum.

“It turns out he was a drug addict, but those are minor details,” Trump said, drawing laughter from the crowd.

Trump then cheered DeSantis’ fall in the polls, with some New Hampshire polls now showing Haley in second place.

“He didn’t have a lot of political skills, to put it mildly,” Trump said of DeSantis. “He falls from the sky like a very seriously injured bird.”

Before Trump’s appearance, a cover band played a number of classics but with pro-Trump lyrics, such as saying that Biden was hiding in his basement and that Hunter Biden was in jail.

A reel of Biden’s spills — including his trips down the stairs of Air Force One and falling off his bike — played on the James Bond theme.

“License to Fall,” the video said after the montage of the spills aired.

A panel discussion was moderated by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s boyfriend, Brian Glenn of Right Side Broadcasting.

It was made up of a handful of MAGA figures, including Siggy Flicker, the Israeli-born former New Jersey housewife who denounced the horrific Hamas terrorist attack that took place on Saturday.

The panelists also drew attention to the fact that Barr was in the audience.

The crowd applauded when Gaetz — who was not supposed to attend the event because of the drama he created at the Capitol — and his wife took the stage at the start of Trump’s remarks.

Trump neglected to mention that his nominee to replace McCarthy, Rep. Jim Jordan, failed to pass the House GOP vote to secure the presidency, with the more traditional candidate, Majority Leader Steve Scalise, being selected to the place.