Rudy Giuliani Says Iranian Spies Have Infiltrated US Government

Rudy Giuliani made a series of incendiary claims about President Joe Biden on Sunday, claiming the president is "on Iran's side" and his administration is full of "spies."

The former mayor of New York City made the allegations during an interview with media organization Newsmax, in which he said of Biden: "Let's face it: He's on Iran's side and he's on Hamas' side. He is not on our side.

"We don't have a president now really functioning in the best interests of the United States. Plus, he's got a bunch of spies in his administration. This guy is working for Iran. Why? Maybe because they've infiltrated his administration the way the communists infiltrated [late President Franklin D.] Roosevelt's administration."

Giuliani's comments follow the bloodshed ripping apart the Middle East after militants from Hamas—considered a terrorist organization by the U.S.—attacked civilians in Israel on October 7, prompting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to declare war on the group with a series of airstrikes across Palestine.

Israel and Palestine have been engaged in a bitter territorial dispute for decades over land that has historical and religious significance for each of them, and thousands of people have died on both sides since October 7.

There have been fears the violence could escalate even further, following claims the conflict had been stoked by Iran. There have also been allegations that the country helped Hamas coordinate its surprise attack.

Experts have worried that Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah, also deemed to be terrorists by the U.S., could be planning to enter the conflict by fighting alongside Hamas.

Now Giuliani is suggesting Biden's administration is somehow supporting Iran, despite the president's public commitment to support Israel and his strikingly tough talk on Iran last week.

Biden vowed to "hold Iran accountable" for its alliance with Russia and its support of anti-Israeli militants such as Hamas, apparently indicating that he was prepared to undo some of the Iran-rapprochement policies enacted by former President Barack Obama.

Giuliani, who served as former President Donald Trump's lawyer, did not offer any evidence to back up his assertions that Biden and his team are "working for Iran."

His claims were uploaded on X (formerly known as Twitter) by Newsmax, which shared a clip of the interview.

More than 64,000 watched Newsmax's footage on X. Searching through the comments beneath the video, it was almost impossible to find many who agreed with Giuliani's assessment of Biden, although one person wrote that "everyone knows this, it's obvious he's not for America."

However, the overwhelming majority of comments mocked the former politician and X posts expressed bemusement at his claims.

One X user commented: "Where are Rudy Giuliani's handlers??? Someone has GOT to step in and intervene. Rudy is cray cray." While another expressed surprise that "Rudy is still telling lies despite his legal woes," alluding to allegations he attempted to overturn the 2020 presidential election result in Georgia.

Newsweek has reached out to Giuliani through his website and has also emailed the White House seeking further information and comment from both.