White House blames Hamas for violence in Gaza

White House deputy press secretary Raj Shah said Monday that Hamas is responsible for the death of dozens of Palestinians who were shot by Israeli troops during violent protests in Gaza.

"The responsibility for these tragic deaths rests squarely with Hamas," Shah said at the White House. "Hamas is intentionally and cynically providing this response, and as the secretary of state said, Israel has the right to defend itself."

At least 52 Palestinians were killed in during protests that took place as Israel was celebrating the U.S. decision to move its embassy to Jerusalem.

Opponents of that U.S. decision say it's one that will only make it harder to develop a Middle East peace plan. Many critics say the decision should have waited for a full agreement.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., said for example that Trump's move only helps "one side," Israel.

But Shah said Hamas, the default authority in Gaza, is taking advantage of Israel's celebration to provoke violence.

"Their rather cynical exploitation of the situation is what's leading to these deaths, and we want them to stop," he said.

When asked if Israel bears any responsibility for the deaths, Shah said, "No."

"We think that we shouldn't lose sight of the fact that Hamas is the one that, frankly, bears responsibility for the dire situation right now," he said.

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Trump warns 'traitors and cowards' who leak: 'We will find out who they are'

President Trump claimed Monday the media is exaggerating “so-called leaks” emanating from the White House, but slammed administration aides who share information with the press as “traitors and cowards.”

“The so-called leaks coming out of the White House are a massive over exaggeration put out by the Fake News Media in order to make us look as bad as possible. With that being said, leakers are traitors and cowards, and we will find out who they are!” Trump tweeted Monday.

The White House is reeling from the latest leak, which occurred last week. During a closed-door communications meeting Thursday, special assistant to the president Kelly Sadler reportedly made a mocking comment about Sen. John McCain’s, R-Ariz., health.

McCain was diagnosed with brain cancer last year.

White House principal deputy press secretary Raj Shah told reporters during Monday's White House press briefing the situation involving Sadler was addressed internally.

White House officials told Axios on Sunday that staffers frequently leak to the press to settle personal scores, to deal with a confrontational work environment in the West Wing or to push a point.

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Blake Farenthold secured $2.14M in federal pork for this port; they just gave him a $160K job

Disgraced former Rep. Blake Farenthold of Texas still has friends to catch him when he falls.

One month after resigning from Congress to avoid an ethics investigation into sexual harassment allegations, the disgraced Texas Republican landed a new $160,000 gig with the local government. He will work as a legislative liaison for the Port of Port Lavaca-Point Comfort.

Two years ago, before he was sunk by scandal, Farenthold worked with the local port authority to secure federal dollars to dredge the adjoining channels. According to the Victoria Advocate, the congressman worked with the Calhoun Port Authority to get the project “100 percent paid funded by the federal government,” and port director Charles Hausmann couldn’t have been happier.

"The contract came in at $2.14 million,” Hausmann said at the time, “so it saved the citizens of Calhoun County a lot.”

More projects and more federal dollars are on the horizon. "They've got some issues with the federal government that they need to get resolved with respect to design deficiency. There's a variety of issues, I'll just leave it at that," Farenthold told listeners of local “Lago in the Morning" talk show on Monday.

The Calhoun Port Authority did not respond to comment requests from the Washington Examiner. The authority did, however, tell the Corpus Christi Caller Times that Farenthold’s knowledge of both the port and political power brokers played a role in the hiring process.

"Blake has always been a strong supporter of the Calhoun Port Authority and is familiar with the issues facing the Port," the port authority said in a statement. "The Board looks forward to the services Blake can provide in assisting the Port with matters in Washington, D.C."

A search of Farenthold’s social media shows two photos of him posing with his future colleagues in his congressional office. That familiarity and his pork record were apparently enough to convince the local government to ignore his disgraceful past.

Former Farenthold employees accuse their old boss of drinking excessively, flying into fits of rage, and making sexually explicit comments to women. Although he denies any wrongdoing, he used $84,000 in taxpayer funds to settle a sexual harassment complaint — money that he has promised but so far has failed to repay.

Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott has called for a June 30 special election to fill the seat Farenthold vacated. Now that he’s landed a new government job, he won’t have to worry about voter accountability ever again.

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>>1410721

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>>1410722

I think it would be all over if he did, kek

>>1411002

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