Democrats look ‘foolish’ if Iran mission succeeds: Joe Concha
A Washington Examiner piece by Joe Concha argues that Democrats risk looking foolish if President Trump’s Iran mission proves successful. concha predicts that Democratic lawmakers who opposed the strikes could be seen as protesting Trump much like they did during his State of the Union, and he points to prominent figures such as Kamala Harris, Gavin Newsom, and Alexandria ocasio-Cortez who have voiced opposition to the action, with Newsom arguing that Trump is putting Americans at risk abroad due to domestic unpopularity.
The article frames the Iran mission as a high-risk,high-reward situation for Trump and the Republican Party: a quick,limited defeat of Iran with few U.S. casualties could bolster Trump politically, while Democrats who opposed the move could appear tone-deaf or opportunistic. Concha contends that Democrats’ reflex to oppose Trump on everything is aimed at regaining power in future elections, and he discusses the broader political fallout as coverage notes ongoing casualties and Trump’s occasional reluctance to engage with the press after addressing the nation.
Democrats risk looking ‘foolish’ if Trump’s Iran mission is a success: Joe Concha
Washington Examiner senior writer Joe Concha predicted that various Democratic lawmakers opposing military action against Iran will mirror how they looked in protesting President Donald Trump’s State of the Union.
Various prominent Democrats, including 2028 hopefuls such as former Vice President Kamala Harris, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA), and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), have vocally opposed the U.S. strikes in Iran, with the California governor arguing that Trump is “putting Americans at risk abroad because he is unpopular at home.”
Concha said the U.S. mission in Iran failing would be good for the Democrats in the 2026 elections but “obviously not good for the country.” He added that the Iran mission is “a textbook case” of “high risk, high reward” for Trump and the Republican Party.
“If this war is over in a matter of weeks, with limited U.S. casualties, Democrats will look as foolish as they did when they opposed Trump’s extraction of Nicolas Maduro out of Venezuela, as Victoria Coates just noted on your show earlier,” Concha said on Fox Business’s Varney & Co. “They’ll look as tone-deaf as they were when they supported men playing against women in sports, or defunding or at least decreasing funding for police.”
“They’ll look as out of touch as they did during the State of the Union last week when they were asked, ‘Do you value American citizens over those in the country illegally?’ per their Constitutional oath, and none of them stood,” Concha said.
Concha concluded that the Democratic Party’s “reflex” is to oppose Trump on everything and hope the party regains power in the midterm elections.
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Following the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran, War Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday that the Trump administration is watching closely for any signs of sleeper-cell activity or inspired violence while emphasizing that agencies are already positioned to respond.
Trump declined to answer questions from the press two days after the operation against Iran, speaking about the conflict on Monday and then awarding the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest award for valor in combat, to three people. He then exited the White House’s East Room without answering a single question shouted to him.
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