Schumer can’t praise Trump on Iran due to ‘left-wing base’: Guy Benson
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Washington Examiner columnist Guy Benson argues that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer can’t publicly praise the degradation of Iran’s military because he fears alienating his left-leaning base.He cites an on-air exchange with MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough in which Scarborough pressed whether Iran’s weakened military is a “good thing,” while Schumer called the question premature. Benson notes that although Schumer has long supported Israel, the political center of gravity within his base is shifting toward anti-Israel sentiment, which restrains him from endorsing the military setbacks against Iran. The piece also mentions President Trump saying Vance and Rubio are involved in talks with Iran and that the governance is weighing the deployment of an 82nd Airborne brigade, highlighting ongoing partisan and strategic debates over Iran policy. The article includes a video segment and links to related stories.
Schumer can’t praise Trump degrading Iran military due to ‘left-wing base’: Guy Benson
Washington Examiner columnist Guy Benson said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is “looking over his shoulder” to not upset his voter base when making statements on Iran.
Schumer got into a heated exchange with MS Now’s Joe Scarborough when asked if it’s good that Iran’s military infrastructure has been degraded in the U.S.’s conflict with them on Monday. Schumer argued this is “a premature question,” and asked “what’s going to happen in the next several months,” though Scarborough countered that the answer to his question is “yes,” and most U.S. residents view Iran’s military degradation as “a good thing.”
Benson noted that Schumer, a Jewish senator, has supported the state of Israel “for decades.” But the “center of gravity” of his voting “left-wing base” is moving toward an anti-Israel stance, preventing him from saying it’s good that Iran’s military capabilities have been handicapped by the United States and Israel.
“He can say it’s fine to look ahead and have concerns and wonder about endgame and have any number of worries about — that’s all fair and fine,” Benson said on Fox Business’s Varney & Co. Tuesday. “Scarborough’s point is like, ‘No, but you’re seeing their missiles get destroyed, you’re seeing their nuclear program get obliterated, isn’t that unto itself a good thing?’
“And I think Schumer, looking over his shoulder at the voters he needs and the people that they’re electing now around him, trying to keep his leadership position, he can’t even answer that question in the most obvious way possible because of some of these pressures that you’re talking about,” Benson said.
Benson concluded that Schumer’s response to Iran’s strikes is “eye-opening and pretty disturbing.”
IRAN’S SHAKEDOWN IN THE STRAIT
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that both Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are involved in the peace talks with Iran. Trump originally tapped special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, to lead these talks, though Iranian officials refused to negotiate with either.
The Trump administration is also considering whether to deploy a combat brigade from the 82nd Airborne Division’s quick reaction team.
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