There is a debate to be had about whether the crippling strike on Iran’s nuclear program over the weekend was in the long-term best interests of the United States. But the left’s unhinged reaction to what was unquestionably a stunning military success – and one well within the historic scope of presidential authority – will only further tank Democrats’ standing with the American people.
The dust hadn’t yet settled over the former site of Iran’s Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant before Democrats were calling for Trump’s impeachment. “The President’s disastrous decision to bomb Iran without authorization is a grave violation of the Constitution and Congressional War Powers,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez posted on X. “It is absolutely and clearly grounds for impeachment.”
A chorus of other Democrats echoed AOC’s outrage. “Congress must be fully and immediately briefed in a classified setting,” an apoplectic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries stated. “Donald Trump shoulders complete and total responsibility for any adverse consequences that flow from his unilateral military action.” Senator Bernie Sanders, meanwhile, called Trump’s action “grossly unconstitutional.”
Democrats’ reaction has failed to meet the moment and misread the public. Many Americans are indeed justifiably wary of another drawn-out Middle East war. But the left has once again reflexively fixated on Trump rather than the issue itself, exposing that they care more about bashing the President than any actual ideological opposition to striking Iran’s nuclear facilities or “unconstitutional” use of presidential authority. (Does anybody really believe AOC would be calling for impeachment if a Democrat were in the Oval Office?)
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