Biden delivers remarks on Middle East

(NewsNation) — President Joe Biden is delivering remarks Friday on the Middle East as tensions increase over Israel’s military actions in Rafah.

Biden has faced criticism for his handling of the war as Israel has continued to operate in Gaza which is now undergoing a humanitarian crisis.

Israel recently announced it will be expanding military operations in Rafah, a city in the south of Gaza where many Palestinians fled after facing evacuation orders in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.

While Biden and other international leaders warned Israel against military action in Rafah, the administration indicated the country’s actions so far did not cross a red line.

Protests broke out across the country earlier this month from those who want the U.S. to call for a cease-fire and withdraw support from Israel in the conflict.

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Cruz joined Fox News host Sean Hannity for an interview on Monday, where the two discussed the potential impact of the upcoming midterm elections. Cruz pointed out that Democrats like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) want to pass policies that could stifle entrepreneurial growth in America. However, Cruz may have told too much of the truth in making that point, according to some analysts.

"By the way, AOC also said it is impossible for someone to earn a billion dollars," Cruz said. "Which, look, I recognize for her, given she was a bartender, that is probably true. No disrespect to bartenders. Bartenders are an honorable profession. But she went from that to being a government employee and a parasite sucking on the taxpayer."

Some political analysts and observers called out Cruz for the notable phrase he included in his answer.

"Ted Cruz just called himself a parasite sucking on the taxpayer," Hemant Mehta, a former "Jeopardy!" champion, posted on X.

"Love him calling himself a parasite," comedian Sam Weber posted on X.

"Ted Cruz seems to have forgotten what he is, and what he was," John F. Clark, professor emeritus of media studies at the University of Kentucky, posted on X. "He’s never done anything but go to school, do some lawyering, and then go to work for the government. We need more bartenders and fewer lawyers in Congress."