Biden Toughened Drafts of Speech on Hamas Attack

“Pro-Israel Democrats were cheered by the unequivocal tone of Biden’s speech Tuesday afternoon about Hamas’ attack… Biden avoided any hint of language that suggested Israel’s role in Gaza could ever justify Hamas’ terrorism,” Politico reports.

“But the early drafts of the speech were far less clear, we’re told. It was Biden himself who banished any wishy-washy language, which included more inter-agency input that struck a muddled tone to Biden’s ears.”

Said one source: “The speech that came into speech prep and the speech that came out were vastly different. Whenever an aide tried to water it down or both-sides it, Biden angrily and forcefully shot it down.”