Former President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Hamas attacked Israel because President Joe Biden is a “laughing stock” and suggested he believed the 80-year-old president was on drugs.
Trump headlined a ‘Club 47’ event in West Palm Beach, across the bridge from his Mar-a-Lago Florida estate, attended by Rep. Matt Gaetz, who blew up House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s speakership. Comedian Roseanne Barr sat in the front row.
“I was also proud to be the best friend Israel ever had in the White House. And if the election wasn’t rigged, nobody would even think about going to Israel,’ Trump boasted, adding, ‘but we’ll swamp them next time.’
Trump said with ‘crooked’ President Joe Biden ‘you have chaos, bloodshed, war, terror and death.
“Look what’s happening today because the occupant of the White House is a laughing stock,” Trump added, referring to this weekend’s Hamas terror attack in Israel.
Former President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Hamas attacked Israel because President Joe Biden is a ‘laughing ass’ and hinted that he believed the 80-year-old president was on drugs
Rep. Matt Gaetz (right) waves as he is paraded on stage at former President Donald Trump’s ‘Club 47’ event in West Palm Beach, Florida on Wednesday night. Gaetz was not expected to make the event because of the drama he created on Capitol Hill
Comedian Roseanne Barr sat front row for former President Donald Trump’s ‘Club 47’ event in West Palm Beach, Florida on Wednesday night
“All over the world, America’s enemies can’t believe how lucky they were. They became very happy,” the former president continued. “Every monster, villain, dictator and terrorist – and there are a lot of them, I know most of them, I’ve gotten to know a lot of them – across the planet are having a field day because they know they’ll never have no better than they have it with Crooked Joe.’
Trump envisioned that Israel “will prosper, they will be happy,” if he was still in the White House.
“Forty-five babies’ heads were chopped off today,” Trump said, prompting gasps from the audience. “But Israel would prosper, they would have no problem.”
During his 100-minute speech, Trump mocked Biden, 77, for having senior moments, calling him “incompetent” and a host of other names.
“He can’t get off a stage,” Trump said.
‘He tried to get off a stage the other day. Now look, I’m up here now, there’s a lot of people, there’s a lot of television going crazy. There are so many,” Trump said. ‘But when I’m done, I’m going to look over there, I’m going to see an exit. I’ll see – I can take that one, that one. But what I can’t do is walk through the back wall.’
He then pushed, without evidence, that the president was using drugs.
Eric (left) and Lara Trump (right) sat in the front row of the audience Wednesday night for the former president’s Club 47 event in West Palm Beach, Florida
Outside the Palm Beach County Convention were a handful of pro-Trump vehicles, including a Biden-Harris truck mounted on a trailer
“You know what happens after about 20 minutes, the stuff he takes wears off,” Trump said. ‘So he gets a bit groggy. Get a little groggy. They say, Get him off the stage carrying s***s off man! Get him off!”‘
“No, no, no, and I’m sure that the cocaine that they found in the White House … I feel sure that it had nothing to do with Hunter and Joe,” the former president continued. ”Here, dad, get some of this stuff, it’s gonna cheer you up a little bit,” Trump said, quoting the first son.
Trump opened the night by bashing some of his GOP opponents before spending time talking about Israel.
He was delighted to be so far ahead in South Carolina, despite being rivals with the state’s former governor and current senator, former U.N. Amb. Nikki Haley and Sen. Time Scott.
Signs previewing Trump’s appearance at the Palm Beach County Convention Center said, “Florida is Trump country,” despite the state’s governor, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, also in the race.
“When you get somebody elected, you don’t run,” Trump complained about DeSantis, who he endorsed in a 2018 GOP primary, allowing the now-governor to shoot up “71 points in one day.”
DeSantis then managed to beat Democratic incumbent Andrew Gillum.
“He turned out to be a crackhead, but those are minor details,” Trump said as the crowd laughed.
Trump then applauded DeSantis, who is tumbling in the polls, with some surveys from New Hampshire now showing Haley in second place.
“He didn’t have a lot of political skill, to put it mildly,” Trump said of DeSantis. “He falls from the sky like a very badly injured bird.”
Before Trump’s appearance, a cover band played a number of classics but with pro-Trump lyrics, such as saying Biden is hiding in his basement and Hunter Biden is in jail.
A line of Biden’s spills – including his rides up the stairs of Air Force One and her falling off his bike – played to the James Bond theme.
‘License to Fall’ the video said after the montage of spills played.
A panel discussion was moderated by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s boyfriend, Right Side Broadcasting’s Brian Glenn.
It consisted of a handful of MAGA personalities, including former Real Housewife of New Jersey Siggy Flicker, who was born in Israel and condemned the horrific Hamas terror attack that took place on Saturday.
The panelists also drew attention to the fact that Barr was in the audience.
The crowd cheered as Gaetz — who was not expected to make the event because of the drama he’s created on Capitol Hill — and his wife walked on stage at the top of Trump’s remarks.
Trump failed to mention that his candidate to replace McCarthy, Rep. Jim Jordan lost the House GOP vote to win the speakership, with the more traditional candidate, Majority Leader Steve Scalise, chosen instead.
Gaetz hung around for nearly 30 minutes after Trump’s speech concluded, taking selfies and signing MAGA merchandise for audience members.
When asked if he was disappointed Trump didn’t bring up the speakership drama during his speech, Gaetz replied: “Honestly, it’s a rapidly evolving situation, I’m glad that President Trump is focused on keeping the White House to recover.’
Gaetz played coy when asked if he and Trump had talked about the speaker’s fight backstage.
“Well, I think I’m going to keep it between us,” Gaetz told DailyMail.com.
Trump says Hamas attacked Israel because Biden is a ‘laughingstock’ and claims Democratic president is on drugs at Florida campaign event with House rabble-rouser Matt Gaetz and comedian Roseanne Barr
