Huh? Fox News Analyst Goes Off Script With Rave Review For Biden Speech

President Joe Biden’s Thursday night Oval Office address earned high praise from an unlikely source: a Fox News pundit.

“I think it may be remembered as one of the best, if not the best, speeches of his presidency,” said Brit Hume, a senior political analyst at the network.

“He was firm. He was unequivocal. He was strong, as he has been, particularly in recent days before he went to Israel and while he was over there,” the veteran conservative commentator said.

Hume also commended Biden for his emphasis on providing continued aid to Ukraine.

In his speech, the second Oval Office address of his presidency, Biden called for a $100 billion package to help both Israel and Ukraine defend themselves and provide humanitarian aid to Gaza.

Biden just returned from a trip to Israel in the wake of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack, in which militants killed more than 1,400 people and are believed to have taken 203 hostages, according to the nation’s government. Israel’s subsequent declaration of war against the militant group has led to relentless bombing of the Gaza Strip, which is inhabited by more than 2 million Palestinians. More than 4,100 Palestinians have been killed, Gaza authorities say.

Biden’s speech was not as well received by others in the conservative media and at Fox News, which has devoted significant airtime to criticizing his visit to Israel and casting him as weak.

Sean Hannity, for example, complained the speech was “cliched.”

“I wanted to hear more about the barbaric brutality that took place in Israel,” he said.

Newsmax cut away from the address, with host Eric Bolling saying it did not show enough “American resolve.”