Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks with members of the media while arriving in the Senate Subway during a vote at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 7, 2024. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Welker said Biden has stated in the past that he stands behind this position as well.
Graham also criticized Biden for "missing the boat" by focusing on what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should be doing, and not Hamas or their backer Iran.
"Israel is not killing American soldiers," Graham said. "Iran is through their proxies. So I would urge President Biden to hold the Great Satan, Iran, accountable for killing soldiers in Jordan and attacking shipping. So yeah, I think he's got it backwards."
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Rockets are fired toward Israel from the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Oct. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
"I am never going to leave Israel," the president told MSNBC’s Jonathan Capehart in a wide-ranging interview. "The defense of Israel is still critical. There’s no red line [where] I’m going to cut off all weapons, so they don’t have the Iron Dome to protect them."
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Biden was clarifying a hot mic comment from Thursday night after delivering the State of the Union address in which he was caught saying he planned a "come-to-Jesus" talk with Netanyahu over his handling of the war.
Fox News' Brie Stimson contributed to this report.
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