Topics: US News, Iran, Donald Trump
Donald Trump supporters have called him out for the US’s role in striking Iran with missiles.
The US and Israel launched multiple attacks against Iran on February 28, which led to the death of its Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran.
Iran has since responded with missile and drone attacks as it attempted to access US military bases in places like Bahrain, Qatar and Dubai.
With threats from both sides being hurdled, which included Iran’s ambassador telling the US in an emergency UN Security meeting in New York to be ‘polite’.
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He said: “I have one word only. I advise to the representative of the United States to be polite."
He added: "It will be better for yourself and the country you represented, thank you."
US ambassador Mike Walz replied: "Frankly, I'm not going to dignify this with another response."
But now, in light of the attacks on Iran and retaliatory measures, conservative commentator-turned-independent-journalist, Tucker Carlson torched Trump for his 'evil' attack as the MAGA base fractures over whether this act is to be celebrated or not.
Carlson, who has long been supportive of Trump during his time on Fox News, told fellow reporter Jon Karl on his show, that Trump’s attacks on Iran were ‘absolutely disgusting and evil’.
It comes after Carlson urged Trump against striking, when he visited the Oval Office last week.
In light of the attacks, many others have come out to denounced Trump’s administration’s actions, with former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene issuing a statement telling him: “Thousands and thousands of Americans from my generation have been killed and injured in never ending pointless foreign wars and we said no more. But we are freeing the Iranian people. Please.”
She added: “There are 93 million people in Iran, let them liberate themselves. But Iran is on the verge of having nuclear weapons. Yeah, sure.”
Republican Senator Rand Paul also wrote on social media: “The Constitution conferred the power to declare or initiate war to Congress for a reason, to make war less likely… As with all war, my first and purest instinct is wish Americans soldiers safety and success in their mission. But my oath of office is to the Constitution, so with studied care, I must oppose another Presidential war.”
“As always I only support military action anywhere, in any context, if it directly serves the interests of American citizens,” Matt Walsh of The Daily Wire said. “It’s troubling that the arguments we’re hearing for this war in Iran, including from Trump himself, seem to revolve primarily around ‘bringing freedom to the Iranian people.’ As Americans, the freedom of Iranians is not our responsibility. If a single American life is lost in the service of that goal, it will be a travesty.”
The strikes come nearly a year after the US previously bombed the country in June of last year, after speculation about Iran’s nuclear capability came into question.
The US' attack against Iran on June 21, claimed to have targeted three nuclear sites, including Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan shortly after Israel launched a large-scale attack on Iranian military and nuclear sites.
At the time, Trump posted to Truth Social, claiming the US’s attack on Iran was huge, writing: "Monumental Damage was done to all nuclear sites in Iran, as shown by satellite images. Obliteration is an accurate term!"
However, all strikes aimed at Iran have largely divided opinions.
UNILAD reached out to the White House for comment.
