Donald Trump has claimed that White House staff had to convince President Biden not to release a pre-recorded message following attacks on Israel by Iran.
The former president added that if he was commander in chief ‘this would never have happened’ in a number of posts made to his Truth Social platform.
Trump said: ‘Biden’s handlers convinced him not to release his taped speech on Israel. He’ll now attempt to do it live.’
Another post said: ‘Biden, on Israel, didn’t do his “Address to the People” LIVE. He taped it. This is no time for taped speeches!!!’
Unconfirmed reports had circulated shortly after news broke of the Iranian drone attacks that Biden would address the nation live from the Oval Office.
The former president has claimed that White House staff had to convince Biden to not go ahead with a pre-recorded message following the attacks
Biden is seen here walking to the Oval Office after returning from Delaware to consult his national security team
Prior to his posts about President Biden, Trump had posted: ‘Israel is under attack!
‘This should never have been allowed to happen. This would never have happened if I were President!’
On Friday, Trump branded the president ‘pretty pathetic’ and reiterated his view that Iran wouldn’t be attacking Israel if he remained in office.
He had been referring to remarks made by the president that the a Iranian attack on Israel was imminent.
Trump added: ‘for the president of our country to actually put out a warning that he thinks that we’re going to be attacked or they’re going to be attacked.
‘That’s pretty pathetic. This is a very dangerous period of time in our nation and a big reason that it’s dangerous is because we have a president that’s grossly incompetent.’
Shortly after news broke of the attacks on Israel by Iranian forces, President Biden was rushed back to the White House from Delaware.
In a post to X, he said: ‘I just met with my national security team for an update on Iran’s attacks against Israel.
‘Our commitment to Israel’s security against threats from Iran and its proxies is ironclad.’
On Friday, Trump again attacked Biden over his remarks about the attacks – saying he was ‘pathetic’
The former president added that if he was commander in chief ‘this would never have happened’ in a number of posts made to his Truth Social platform
President Biden is seen here alongside his national security team after the attack by Iranian forces on Israel
Iran launched the drones Saturday afternoon Eastern Standard Time, and have started to enter Israeli airspace.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said via state media that they had attacked targets in Israel with ‘dozens of drones and missiles’.
Video shared with DailyMail.com shows the missiles being intercepted by the Iron Dome system above Jerusalem in the east of the country.
US Congressional sources say the amphibious war ship Bataan is leading a US naval task force in the Eastern Mediterranean.
The Bataan has two support ships and together they have about 2,500 Marines onboard.
The US also has several guided missile destroyers including the Carney in the area. A US security source told CNN that the bombardment could last for hours.
Iran had threatened to hit back at Israel over an attack in Syria, which Tehran say was an Israeli airstrike on a Iranian diplomatic building in Damascus.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei vowed retribution in the wake of the Damascus attack, for which Tel-Aviv has yet to take responsibility.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to respond with force to any assault by Iran, leaving tensions high in the Middle East.