'They're evil': Mike Pence slams Trump for calling Israel's enemies 'very smart'

Responding to Donald Trump's comments during a speech in Florida where he called Hezbollah "very smart" days after the worst terror attack in Israel's history, former Vice President Mike Pence slammed the former president for undermining the United State's relationship with Israel, Politico reported.

“This is no time for any former president or any other American leader to be sending any message other than America stands with Israel,” Pence said during a radio interview on Thursday morning.

“Hezbollah aren’t smart, they’re evil,” Pence continued. “But the former president also said when Russia invaded Ukraine in a similar, unprovoked, unconscionable invasion a year-and-a-half ago, he said Vladimir Putin was a genius.”

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On Wednesday, Trump lashed out at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying that the countries' intelligence failed, and its enemies, such as the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah, were ''very smart."

"I'll never forget that Bibi Netanyahu let us down," Trump said. "That was a very terrible thing."

Other rivals of Trump, including Ron Desantis, similarly condemned the ex-president's statements.