Tom Cotton: ‘I Think It’s Time We Move Our Embassy’ to Jerusalem

RUSH TRANSCRIPT:
COTTON: “I believe we should move the embassy. Jerusalem is the capital of Israel. No matter what the final contours of an agreement between the Israelis and Palestinians may be, Jerusalem will be the capital of Israel. That’s where their parliament is, where the prime minister keeps their offices. We have a consulate there. It’s time to recognize those facts as the best way to move forward to have an agreement between the Israelis and Palestinians. We would be offended if a foreign country had its embassy in New York or Chicago or Los Angeles. Our capital is here in Washington. We should have our embassy in Israel.”
BLITZER: “No president has agreed to do so. They may have said stuff during their campaigns but none has been willing to actually move the embassy.”
COTTON: “I would encourage Donald Trump to keep his promise on this one just like I would have the past presidents. Here we face also some substantially changed circumstances in the middle East. I think it’s time to move our embassy.”