President Biden hailed Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Friday for calling on Israel to have a “new election” as soon as possible, with Biden telling reporters the Brooklyn Democrat made a “good speech” — despite Jewish groups and Israeli leaders slamming Schumer’s comments. “Senator Schumer contacted my staff, my senior staffer, that he was going to make that speech,” Biden said during an Oval Office meeting with Ireland Taoiseach Leo Varadkar. “I’m not going to elaborate on the speech,” added the president, 81. “He made a good speech, and I think he expressed serious concern shared not only by him, but by many Americans.” Read more at https://nypost.com/2024/03/15/us-news/biden-praises-schumers-controversial-anti-netanyahu-speech-slammed-as-mistake-by-israeli-pms-rival/ #joebiden #chuckschumer #benjaminnetanyahu #israel The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Subscribe to New York Post Sports: https://www.youtube.com/c/nypostsports Catch the latest news here: https://nypost.com/ Follow The New York Post on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/nypost Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NYPost