Trump is trying to use his military strike against Iran as a tool to batter his Democratic rivals. But it carries risks for the GOP
“Ours was an attack based on what they did. We weren’t the first one out. He killed an American,” Trump said in the Oval Office on Tuesday about the drone strike he ordered that killed the Iranian military leader last Friday in Baghdad. “He was a monster. And he’s no longer a monster. He’s dead.“
Democrats are positioning themselves ahead of the retaliation by accusing Trump of acting rashly, without considering the consequences of escalation ratcheting up with Iran and without seeking the input of congressional leaders. In the meantime, Democratic presidential hopefuls like former Vice President Joe Biden have also jumped in to criticize the president’s actions. Following a fundraiser in New York, Bidenfor “shifting explanations” on Iran instead of “levelheaded words meant to dial down the tensions.”
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