Ex-Clinton national security official says Kamala Harris would have lacked ‘fortitude’ for Iran strike
A former national security official from the Clinton governance, Jamie Metzl, has sparked discussion by praising President Trump for his decision to carry out airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites. He suggested that Vice President Kamala harris would lack the “courage or fortitude” to take such decisive action. Metzl, who previously criticized Trump and voted for Harris, expressed his views in a widely shared post on social media. He acknowledged that while he believes Harris’s election would have benefited democracy and society, he does not think she would have made the same bold choice regarding national security. The airstrikes aimed to disrupt iran’s progress towards developing nuclear weapons and marked a meaningful escalation in U.S.-Iran relations. Metzl emphasized the seriousness of Iran’s threat to the U.S. and its allies, asserting that such decisions, while risky, are essential to national interests.
Ex-Clinton national security official says Kamala Harris would have lacked ‘fortitude’ for Iran strike
A former Clinton administration official and longtime Democrat stunned political observers over the weekend by praising President Donald Trump for ordering airstrikes on Iran‘s nuclear sites and saying former Vice President Kamala Harris would not have had the “courage or fortitude” to make the same decision.
Jamie Metzl, who served on the National Security Council under former President Bill Clinton and was deputy staff director for former President Joe Biden on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, made the comments in a widely circulated post on X on Sunday.
I served on the National Security Council under President Clinton. I was Joe Biden’s Deputy Staff Director of the Senate foreign Relations Committee. I voted for Kamala Harris and have been a vocal critic of many dangerous and undemocratic actions taken by President Trump.
But…
— Jamie Metzl (@JamieMetzl) June 22, 2025
“I’m not a blind tribalist and am perfectly comfortable praising President Trump for bold and courageous actions in support of America’s core national interests, as he took last night,” Metzl said.
“Although I believe electing Kamala Harris would have been better for our democracy, society, and economy … I also believe VP Harris would not have had the courage or fortitude to take such an essential step as the president took last night,” he said.
The airstrikes, which targeted Iran’s Fordow, Isfahan, and Natanz nuclear sites, marked a dramatic escalation aimed at halting Iran’s alleged progress toward developing a nuclear weapon.
Metzl has publicly criticized Trump numerous times and voted for Harris in 2024.
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“Iran has been at war with the United States for 46 years,” Metzl said. “Its regime has murdered thousands of American citizens. Its slogan, ‘Death to America,’ was not window dressing but core ideology.”
He continued, “It was racing toward a nuclear weapon with every intention of using it to threaten America, our allies, and the Middle East region as a whole. No actions like this come without risks … but that’s why these types of decisions are complicated.”
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