Many Geller Report readers are too young to remember, but when Iran took American hostages back in 1979, it was colossal news. There are news stories and then there are historic news stories. The Iran hostage crisis was just that, the biggest news story of the late twentieth century. Every night on the six o’clock news, all the major networks led with the hostage story. Every day they would count the days. Walter Chronkite of CBS News, Tom Brokow of NBC News, Frank Reynolds of ABC News and lead their news broadcasts with ‘Day 52’ (and so on) ending only on Day 444, January 20, 1981 – when Ronald Reagan, a strong leader, took office.
Fast forward to 2024. Not even a mention of the American histages being held in the terror stronghold of Gaza. It is an extraordinary and terrible consequence of the Democrat hatred of American and even deeper hatred of the Jewish nation.
It is an abomination.
Can anyone think of another situation in history where Americans were taken hostage by terrorists and our President acted as if this has not occurred.
I can’t think of one example in the last 181 days where @POTUS Biden has expressed concern for the American hostages that are…
— Bill Ackman (@BillAckman) April 5, 2024
There remain 8 American hostages held by Hamas, a designated terrorist organization under U.S. law for nearly 30 years. When did it become the job of the president of the United States to scathe our allies trying to get our Americans back, to the benefit of jihadist terrorists?
— Andy McCarthy (@AndrewCMcCarthy) April 5, 2024
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Author: Pamela Geller
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