Ex-Dem congressman says Trump better for world peace in endorsement: ‘100% comfortable'

Describing it as an “extraordinary clear choice” that he is “100% comfortable with,” former Rep. Pete Deutsch (D-Fla.) announced his endorsement for Donald Trump on Monday, citing concerns over Israel and adding that the former president is best equipped to achieve world peace.

“I’m feeling very comfortable today publicly announcing that I’m endorsing Donald Trump to be reelected as president and I’m planning on voting for him on Nov. 5,” Deutsch said in a press call Monday, which marked the first anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel.

He added: “By far, the driving force for me to make this decision is what I believe is the most important factor in being president... which is really world peace."

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Deutsch, who represented a southern Florida district in Congress from 1993-2005, said on the call organized by the Trump-Vance campaign that he believes the Biden-Harris administration makes the world “a dramatically less safe place,” the conservative news publication Townhall reported. While he emphasized his support for Israel and concerns about the Middle East, Deutsch said his endorsement is also “about the homeland.”

“And so for what I view as the most important job of president of the United States, which is trying to retain peace in the world, there is an extraordinary clear choice that I think America hopefully will come to the same conclusion that I have, that President Trump should become the next president of the United States,” Deutsch said.

In Congress, Deutsch’s district included a sizeable Jewish constituency, according to Jewish Insider, which also notes that the former congressman splits his time between Israel and Florida.