Republicans Are Using the Attack on Israel to Take Cynical Swings at Biden

RFK Jr. Goes Independent • John Oliver’s Exposé • Sackler Horrors [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( Republicans Are Using the Attack on Israel to Take Cynical Swings at Biden Good morning from the Hive newsroom! It’s only been three days since Hamas launched its unprecedented attack on Israel, touching off a military conflict that has already resulted in countless casualties on both sides. But that hasn’t stopped Republicans like Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley from using the war to launch cynical broadsides against the Biden administration, as Eric Lutz [writes]( in his latest column. Zooming out to presidential drama, Caleb Ecarma [observes]( that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Independent bid, which he announced just yesterday, could throw a bigger wrench in Donald Trump’s White House aspirations than Biden’s. Thanks for reading. [Republicans Are Using the Attack on Israel to Take Cynical Swings at Biden]( By [Eric Lutz]( [Chris Christie claimed the president had “invited this war” through “appeasement,” while other 2024 contenders accused Biden of inadvertently funding the incursion.]( [Read more button](   [Turns Out RFK Jr.’s Independent Bid Could Do Trump More Damage Than Biden]( By [Caleb Ecarma]( [The third-party candidate is more likely to move the needle in the president’s favor, according to the Trump campaign, which is reportedly now prepping a messaging blitz to take Kennedy down.]( [Read more button](   [John Oliver Exposes a “Hard-Core MAGA Candidate” Running in Tennessee]( By [Savannah Walsh]( [“In a world that made sense, this woman would obviously have withdrawn from this mayoral race in shame—but she still has supporters.”]( [Read more button](   [The Fall of the House of Usher Makes Gothic Horror of the Sackler Family]( By [Richard Lawson]( [Mike Flanagan’s new horror-drama miniseries imagines a supernatural toll for opioid pushers.]( [Read more button](   Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. [Sign Up Now](   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn](   This e-mail was sent to you by The Hive. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2023 Condé Nast