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From the Jewish Insider: Peter Deutsch, a former Democratic congressman from Florida, endorsed former President Donald Trump on Monday, citing concerns over Israel’s security as the top issue motivating his decision.
“I feel very comfortable today publicly announcing that I’m endorsing Donald Trump to be reelected as president and I’m planning on voting for him on Nov. 5,” Deutsch said during a press call hosted by the Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee to commemorate Hamas’ Oct. 7 attacks.
Deutsch, who splits his time between Israel and Florida and served in Congress from 1993 to 2005, expressed particular approval of Trump’s hard-line approach to Iran, including recent remarks in which the former president rebutted President Joe Biden in saying Israel should strike the country’s nuclear facilities.
C-Span producer Craig Caplan recalled that, in 1995, Deutsch had voiced support for moving the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
President Donald Trump later did just that in May 2018.
Rep. Peter Deutsch (D-FL) in 1995 spoke in support of moving U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem:”This is the only embassy in the world, American embassy, that is not in the capital that is designated by the country the embassy is in.”@cspan https://t.co/Gh1SeEx9Uu pic.twitter.com/o9IAEUtAmJ
— Craig Caplan (@CraigCaplan) October 7, 2024
News: Former Rep. Peter Deutsch, a Democrat from Florida, is officially endorsing Trump on an RNC-Trump campaign press call happening now, says Trump campaign spokesperson Karoline Leavitt.
— Matthew Kassel (@matthewkassel) October 7, 2024
Peter Deutsch, a former Democratic congressman from Florida, endorsed Trump, citing concerns over Israel’s security as the top issue motivating his decision.@matthewkassel reports:https://t.co/ft2i9303SC
— Jewish Insider (@J_Insider) October 7, 2024
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