Trump Exposes Hamas Condom Bombs
A real talking point for the president and Fox News
“We identified and stopped $50 million being sent to Gaza to buy condoms for Hamas,” said President Trump in a press conference. “And you know what’s happened to them? They’ve used them as a method of making bombs. How ‘bout that?”
This claim then proceeded to echo across Fox News that Hamas was making condom bombs with US money. Katie and Aaron break down why this is one of the more ridiculous comments made by the guy who accused Haitian-Americans of eating the cats and eating the dogs:
If aid is sent to Gaza, it would be received by Gazans, not Hamas. Trump insinuates that all Gazans are Hamas, but…
As Muhammad Shehada points out, this isn’t possible because of Israel’s restrictions over what aid is allowed into Gaza. In addition to sexual and reproductive healthcare commodities, Israel has also banned “crutches, seeded fruits, oxygen cylinders, water filtration systems, sleeping bags, maternity kits, and cancer treatments” from entering Gaza. And even without this sadistic violation of human rights…
How tf do you make a bomb out of condoms??
But here’s the real kicker: according to Drop Site News, the allocated money was actually being “sent to the Gaza province in Mozambique.” Which means that Trump and his team saw the word Gaza and thought “Hamas is getting all the condoms.” And now the people of Mozambique are out of luck.
Also on this week’s Thursday Throwdown: the Pod Save boys have found their new leaders, Rand Paul doesn’t want to help people if he doesn’t get credit for doing charity, and disgraced Senator Bob Menendez is suddenly sweet on Trump now that he needs a pardon.
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