President Joe Biden claimed while on vacation in Rehobeth Beach, Delaware, that he "worked tirelessly" to recover Hersh Goldberg-Polin, a dual Israeli-American citizen who was taken hostage by Hamas on October 7 when the terrorist group attacked Israel and whose body was recovered on Saturday.
"I am devastated and outraged," Biden said in a statement about Goldberg-Polin's death, noting that he "lost his arm" trying to help others during the attack.
"I have worked tirelessly to bring their beloved Hersh safely to them and am heartbroken by the news of his death," Biden continued. "It is as tragic as it is reprehensible."
Goldberg-Polin was one of six hostages found under a tunnel in Rafah on Saturday.
He claimed that there would be repercussions for Goldberg-Polin's death.
"Make no mistake, Hamas leaders will pay for these crimes," he said. "And we will keep working around the clock for a deal to secure the release of the remaining hostages."
Biden hasn't been in the public eye much since stepping down from his re-election bid in late July.
His successor, Vice President Kamala Harris, has kept a low profile on support for Israel, but has been pressured by pro-Hamas allies on the left to cease support for Israel.
Biden's Israel policy is one area where he has not gone as far to the left as possible, and it cost him votes in the primary.
Harris is probably more anti-Israel than Biden, but she isn't actually running the country at this point, so it's easy to say just about anything.
Israel is an ally of the United States, and there is only so much a leader can do to act against them.
Democrats have tried to walk the line between supporting Israel and supporting the Palestinians since Barack Obama was president, and their anti-Israel sentiment has become more pronounced with every passing year.
It's a vocal minority of voters who are totally anti-Israel, but they are very, very vocal.
It will be interesting to see how this plays out in the 2024 election.
