Critics quickly pummeled President Biden over his response to the unprecedented escalation from Iran against Israel, blasting him for not addressing the public right away and being more supportive of the US ally.

Biden, 81 pushed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against carrying out a retaliatory attack against Tehran amid fears of such actions spiraling into a larger war, according to multiple reports.

This particularly animated his critics.

“I don’t agree with that,” Sen. John Fetterman (D-Penn.) told CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday. “I just think we should follow and have Israel’s back in the situation.”

“I don’t agree with the president. That doesn’t change anything that he’s a fantastic president, and I’m proud to stand with him and campaign for him and vote for him.”

Fetterman stressed that Biden is “entitled to his own views” but he insisted “I would never capitulate to the fringe.”

Like Biden, Fetterman has faced severe blowback from progressives for his support of Israel in its war against Hamas. Fetterman, however, has been unabashed about his pro-Israel stance.

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) accused the administration of leaking Biden’s discussion with Netanyahu to the press in order to further pressure Israel against retaliation.

“Why would the White House leak it? There’s only one reason they leaked that, and that is that so when Israel does respond, the White House can say we told them not to do it,” Rubio told CNN.

Rubio further accused the White House of trying to “appease” his “far-left” base.

Former President Donald Trump’s ex-National Security Adviser John Bolton also recoiled at reports that Biden nudged Netanyahu against striking back at Iran.

“If Joe Biden as some press reports, have it, is urging the Israelis not to retaliate at all, he is an embarrassment to the United States,” Bolton told CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday.

“This is in America’s interest to make sure that Iran, which is the principal threat to international peace and security in the region, is at a minimum put in its place.”

“If Joe Biden as some press reports, have it, is urging the Israelis not to retaliate at all, he is an embarrassment to the United States,” Bolton told CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday.

The White House pushed back at criticism over Biden’s response and anyone questioning his commitment to Israel.

National Security Council spokesman John Kirby was coy about what Biden told Netanyahu during their call on Saturday in the wake of the salvo of Iranian attacks barrelling toward the Jewish state.

“The president has been a man of his word. He said we’re going to help Israel defend itself, and we’ve been doing that,” Kirby told CNN when asked if Biden was against Israel retaliating

Kirby also pointed out that the US intercepted dozens of drones and missiles before they reached Israeli airspace.

Kirby also shrugged off Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky) call on Biden to “match words with actions.”

“I don’t know how you can look at what happened and say that he hasn’t,” Kirby said.

The president also weathered blowback for his decision not to deliver public remarks on Saturday.