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Trump says Israel's 'Netanyahu rightfully has been criticized for what took place on October 7'
Former President Donald Trump said that Israeli Prime Minister &;quot;Bibi Netanyahu rightfully has been criticized for what took place on October 7‚&;quot; according to Time‚ which noted that the transcript of Trump's remarks had been &;quot;lightly edited.&;quot; Terrorists perpetrated horrific atrocities‚ slaughtering‚ raping‚ and kidnapping people on October 7 last year.&;quot;I had a bad experience with Bibi‚&;quot; Trump said‚ according to the outlet. &;quot;And it had to do with Soleimani‚ because as you probably know by now‚ he dropped out just before the attack. And I said‚ 'What's that all about&;#63;' Because that was going to be a joint and all of a sudden‚ we were told that Israel was not doing it. And I was not happy about that. That was something I never forgot. And it showed me something.&;quot;During Trump's White House tenure‚ the U.S. announced that it had killed Qasem Soleimani. A Pentagon press release described the man as &;quot;the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force.&;quot;&;quot;I would say that what happened on—the October 7 should have never happened‚&;quot; Trump said‚ according to Time. The presumptive 2024 Republican presidential nominee said‚ &;quot;People said that shouldn't have happened. They have the most sophisticated equipment. They had—everything was there to stop that. And a lot of people knew about it‚ you know‚ thousands and thousands of people knew about it‚ but Israel didn't know about it‚ and I think he's being blamed for that very strongly‚ being blamed.&;quot;Like Blaze News&;#63; Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here&;#33;