Christian Whiton, a former State Department adviser in President Donald Trump’s first term, told Newsmax on Friday that relations between Trump and Israel are “night and day” than the previous four years under the Biden administration.

Whiton told “American Agenda” such strong backing by the Trump administration gave Israel the confidence to commence targeting Iran’s nuclear and military facilities Thursday night and continue its offensive until the job is done.

“What Trump has said is a big difference than what preceded him in the Biden administration,” Whiton said. “[Former President Joe] Biden would say things publicly about support for Israel, but behind the scenes, the Biden administration was harping on the Israeli government not to take action against Iran. And Biden personally hated Prime Minister [Benjamin] Netanyahu.”

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