Members of Congress and potential 2016 presidential candidates took to Twitter to deliver instant reaction to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's controversial address on Tuesday.
Congressional Democrats
My statement on Prime Minister Netanyahu’s address to Congress: http://t.co/iyjUSWbIE6
— Nancy Pelosi (@NancyPelosi) March 3, 2015
.@Talkmaster You should be ashamed. The Floor of the House shouldn't be used as a tool to re-elect a foreign leader.
— John Lewis (@repjohnlewis) March 3, 2015There's only two ways to keep Iran from developing nuclear weapons: diplomacy (incl. sanctions) or war. No one has said they want war.
— Joaquin Castro (@JoaquinCastrotx) March 3, 2015
My reaction to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech today: http://t.co/oVFxzNspIl
— Martin Heinrich (@MartinHeinrich) March 3, 2015
Congressional Republicans
Reminder: President Faces Bipartisan Opposition on #Iran Sanctions Veto Threat http://t.co/8z6RqEMdZ7
— Speaker John Boehner (@SpeakerBoehner) March 3, 2015
Now you know why Pres Obama & company didn't want Bibi to speak to Congress! #BibiSpeech #Israel
— John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain) March 3, 2015
It was a privilege to have PM Benjamin @Netanyahu address today’s joint session of Congress. #NetanyahuSpeech http://t.co/IReZ3rLi8d
— Rep. Steve Scalise (@SteveScalise) March 3, 2015
PM Netanyahu: how a real leader acts and sounds
— JohnCornyn (@JohnCornyn) March 3, 2015
Potential 2016 Candidates
Powerful message from @netanyahu. Glad he addressed Congress & detailed the dangers of a nuclear Iran. Their nuclear program must be stopped
— Jeb Bush (@JebBush) March 3, 2015
I was pleased to hear @netanyahu's speech today & will continue to #StandWithIsrael http://t.co/JPdGJh1lEZ
— Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) March 3, 2015
The worst legacy of Obama & Hillary Clinton is the intentional damage they caused to our relationship with Israel and the coddling of Iran.
— Gov. Bobby Jindal (@BobbyJindal) March 3, 2015
I agree with the Prime Minister that the deal on the table is a North Korea in the making. I also agree a better deal can be achieved.
— Lindsey Graham (@GrahamBlog) March 3, 2015