Donald Trump has claimed that White House staff had to convince President Biden not to release a pre-recorded message following Iran’s attacks on Israel.
The former president added that if he were commander in chief “this would never have happened” in a series of publications made on his Truth Social platform.
Trump said: “Biden’s advisers convinced him not to release his recorded speech about Israel.” He will now try to do it live.
Another post said: ‘Biden, on Israel, did not deliver his “Address to the People” LIVE. He recorded it. ‘This is no time for recorded speeches!!!’
Shortly after news of the Iranian drone strikes broke, unconfirmed reports circulated that Biden would address the nation live from the Oval Office.
The former president has claimed that White House staff had to convince Biden not to go ahead with a pre-recorded message after the attacks.
Biden is seen here walking to the Oval Office after returning from Delaware to consult with his national security team.
Prior to his posts about President Biden, Trump had posted: ‘Israel is under attack!
“This should never have been allowed to happen. This would never have happened if I were president!’
On Friday, Trump called the president “pretty pathetic” and reiterated his view that Iran would not attack Israel if he remained in office.
He was referring to comments made by the president that an Iranian attack on Israel was imminent.
Trump added: “Let the president of our country really warn that he believes we are going to be attacked or that they are going to be attacked.”
‘That’s pretty pathetic. “This is a very dangerous period in our nation and a big reason it is dangerous is because we have a president who is grossly incompetent.”
Shortly after news broke of the attacks on Israel by Iranian forces, President Biden was rushed to the White House from Delaware.
In a post for X, he said: ‘I just met with my national security team to get an update on Iran’s attacks on Israel.
“Our commitment to Israel’s security against threats from Iran and its proxies is ironclad.”
On Friday, Trump again attacked Biden for his comments about the attacks, saying it was “pathetic.”
The former president added that if he were commander in chief ‘this would never have happened’ in a series of publications made on his Truth Social platform.
President Biden is seen here with his national security team following the attack by Iranian forces on Israel.
Iran launched the drones on Saturday afternoon Eastern Standard Time and they began entering Israeli airspace.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said via state media that they had attacked targets in Israel with “dozens of drones and missiles.”
Video shared with DailyMail.com shows the missiles being intercepted by the Iron Dome system over Jerusalem, in the east of the country.
US congressional sources say the amphibious warship Bataan is leading a US naval task force in the eastern Mediterranean.
The Bataan has two support ships and together they have around 2,500 marines on board.
The United States also has several guided missile destroyers, including the Carney, in the area. A US security source told CNN that the bombing could last hours.
Iran had threatened to hit back at Israel over an attack in Syria, which Tehran said was an Israeli airstrike on an Iranian diplomatic building in Damascus.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei vowed retaliation following the attack on Damascus, for which Tel-Aviv has yet to take responsibility.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to respond with force to any attack by Iran, raising tensions in the Middle East.