{"id":2576223,"date":"2026-03-04T19:30:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T00:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-schumer-repeatedly-struggles-to-condemn-iran-strikes-no-one-wants-a-nuclear-israel\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T19:33:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T00:33:06","slug":"watch-schumer-repeatedly-struggles-to-condemn-iran-strikes-no-one-wants-a-nuclear-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-schumer-repeatedly-struggles-to-condemn-iran-strikes-no-one-wants-a-nuclear-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Schumer Repeatedly Struggles to Condemn Iran Strikes: &#8216;No One Wants a Nuclear Israel&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-schumer-repeatedly-struggles-to-condemn-iran-strikes-no-one-wants-a-nuclear-israel%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2576223&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The piece centers on a gaffe by Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer during a Capitol briefing, in which he appeared to confuse the United States\u2019 closest ally in the Middle East, Israel, with one of its biggest adversaries, Iran, while answering a reporter\u2019s question about a possible U.S. strike on Iran.The article portrays Schumer\u2019s response as misdirection rather than a clear answer, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/2020-stolen-election-bombshell-fulton-county-admits-300000-votes-were-illegally-counted-in-georgia-where-trump-lost-by-11779\/\" title=\"2020 Stolen Election Bombshell: Fulton County Admits 300,000+ Votes Were Illegally Counted in Georgia, Where Trump &#039;Lost&#039; by 11,779\">highlights social-media reactions<\/a> that mocked him for the slip. It uses the incident to critique the Democratic Party\u2019s approach to Iran and Israel, arguing that while Democrats pay lip service to opposing a nuclear-armed Iran, their base is more focused on demonizing Israel, and Schumer\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservatives-cant-beat-democrats-until-they-defeat-the-rinos-in-their-own-party-first\/\" title=\"Conservatives Can&#039;t Beat Democrats Until They Defeat The RINOs\">political survival depends<\/a> on appeasing that base. The piece traces this stance back to Obama\u2019s Iran deal, Trump\u2019s tougher approach, and Biden\u2019s continuation of a policy of appeasement toward Iran, arguing that these positions have influenced current U.S.-Israel confrontations over Iran\u2019s nuclear program. the article contends that Schumer\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >misstatement reflects broader partisan dynamics<\/a> rather than a simple lapse in memory.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Chuck Schumer needed to get his facts straight &mdash; literally.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate minority leader, whose political future depends on appeasing his party&rsquo;s radical, anti-Israel base, was fielding questions from reporters in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday when he made a gaffe of Joe Biden-esque proportions.<\/p>\n<p>The senator confused the United States&rsquo; staunchest ally in the Middle East with one of its biggest enemies in the world.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Chuck Schumer slips: &ldquo;No one wants a nuclear Israel&hellip;.. What did I say? No one wants an endless war, but we certainly don&rsquo;t want a nuclear Iran.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uDO4GwGxHa\">pic.twitter.com\/uDO4GwGxHa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TheBlaze (@theblaze) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theblaze\/status\/2028967744440271176?\">March 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Schumer was responding specifically to a reporter who asked if he thought Israel had &ldquo;boxed in&rdquo; President Donald Trump to force a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rubio-says-u-s-involvement-iran-triggered-israeli-attack-plans-not-going-sit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. attack on Iran<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Schumer, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/chuck-schumer-accused-engaging-grotesque-foreign-election-interference-senate-floor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">avowed political foe<\/a> of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, tried to answer the question by misdirection.<\/p>\n<p>It didn&rsquo;t go over so well.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Look, no one wants a nuclear war,&rdquo; Schumer said. &ldquo;No one wants a nuclear Israel. But we certainly don&rsquo;t want an endless war, plain and simple.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Schumer then turned to walk away, but soon returned, either after realizing what he&rsquo;d just said or because someone had alerted him to it.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What did I say?&rdquo; he asked the group. &ldquo;Oh, no. Got it. Let me say that again: No one wants an endless war, but we certainly don&rsquo;t want a nuclear Iran, that&rsquo;s for sure.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He then turned to leave the gathering again.<\/p>\n<p>But by then, the damage had been done &mdash; at least to the 75-year-old New Yorker&rsquo;s reputation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is the leader of Democrats in the Senate? Mr Magoo?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chosen (@Chosen1974521) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Chosen1974521\/status\/2029017378109960436?\">March 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">He walked away like he just solved Middle East peace.<\/p>\n<p>Then turned around like:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Why is everyone making that face?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Daniel Silk (@warmhostage) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/warmhostage\/status\/2029046898196398373?\">March 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">About as sharp as Biden.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jay (@Jay_Mon_NC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jay_Mon_NC\/status\/2028989945180819540?\">March 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  Schumer&rsquo;s problem goes beyond a slip of the tongue confusing the Islamic Republic of Iran with the Jewish State of Israel. And it goes beyond the fact that Israel is <a href=\"https:\/\/armscontrolcenter.org\/fact-sheet-israels-nuclear-arsenal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">already widely believed<\/a> to be a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-turner-says-bidens-iran-policies-threaten-mideast-peace\/\" title=\"Rep. Turner says Biden\u2019s ... policies threaten Mideast peace\">nuclear-armed state<\/a>, a status it has held for decades, though it has never publicly acknowledged possessing nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n<p>Schumer&rsquo;s real problem is that he&rsquo;s a leading member of a party that pays only lip service to the idea that a nuclear-armed Iran is unacceptable.<\/p>\n<p>Former President Barack Obama reached his laughable &ldquo;nuclear deal&rdquo; with Iran that amounted to little more than accepting the murderous mullahs&rsquo; word that they weren&rsquo;t pursuing a nuclear weapon.<\/p>\n<p>After President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the deal and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-tightens-noose-around-irans-economy-destroying-last-vestige-obamas-bad-nuclear-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">imposed relentless pressure<\/a> on Iran during his first administration, Biden renewed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-accused-accommodating-iran-republicans-demand-change-course-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democratic policy of appeasement<\/a> during his disastrous tenure in the White House.<\/p>\n<p>That was a development that put Iran back on the road to nuclear weapons and brought about the situation that forced Trump and Israel into the current round of fighting that&rsquo;s decapitated Tehran.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, going back to his first term in office, Trump has made it clear that he won&rsquo;t allow the world&rsquo;s No. 1 source of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-said-the-mission-in-afghanistan-was-never-nation-building-thats-not-what-he-said-in-2001\/\" title=\"Biden Said The Mission In Afghanistan Was Never \u2018Nation Building.\u2019 That\u2019s Not What He Said In 2001\">state-sponsored terror<\/a> to hold the most advanced weapons humanity has devised.<\/p>\n<p>The attacks on Iran&rsquo;s nuclear program last summer proved that. The attacks on Iran that started on Saturday are underlining that.<\/p>\n<p>Schumer, on the other hand, is a member and leader of a Democratic Party that might pretend it opposes a nuclear-armed Iran, but has a base that&rsquo;s far more interested in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dems-just-broke-sick-record-comes-hating-israel-jewish-democrats-must-wake\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">demonizing Israel<\/a> and Trump than in demanding responsible behavior from any Muslim government. And Schumer&rsquo;s own political career depends on keeping that base appeased.<\/p>\n<p>A man who&rsquo;s spent his entire adult life in politics, Schumer is well aware that Iran has been effectively at war with the United States since the revolution of 1979, and that the current U.S.-Israeli attacks are just the latest &mdash; and possibly the last &mdash; chapter in the nearly half-century conflict between Iran and the West.<\/p>\n<p>He can&rsquo;t tell that to a reporter, though, and expect to keep his job in the Democratic leadership <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dem-disaster-aoc-crushes-schumer-primary-poll-beats-double-landslide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">beyond the 2028 primary season<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>So Schumer struggled to condemn the attacks with misdirection, some fatuous garbage about a &ldquo;nuclear Israel&rdquo; and not wanting an &ldquo;endless war.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He couldn&rsquo;t keep his facts straight. 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They keep the same core ideas but are written in a clearer, simpler way.<\/p>\n<p>Option 1 \u2013 concise paraphrase<br \/>\n&#8211; At a Capitol press moment, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer gave a slip of the tongue by seemingly saying that \u201cNo one wants a nuclear Israel,\u201d before quickly clarifying that he meant no one wants an endless war, and that a nuclear Iran is the real concern. The misstatement circulated online and drew mockery. The piece argues the incident reveals more than a simple gaffe: Schumer must appease a Democratic base that is often hostile to Israel, and his career could hinge on balancing Iran policy with that base\u2019s views. It traces the debate over Iran policy back to the Obama era, through Trump\u2019s pressure, to Biden\u2019s approach, framing current clashes as part of a long-running conflict between Iran and the West. The author contends Schumer can\u2019t give a straight, forceful answer without risking his leadership position.<\/p>\n<p>Option 2 \u2013 longer paraphrase<br \/>\n&#8211; During a reporters\u2019 session at the U.S. Capitol, Chuck Schumer, the Senate\u2019s Democratic leader, fumbled a question about whether Israel has boxed in President Trump to strike Iran. He seemed to say, \u201cNo one wants a nuclear Israel,\u201d then, realizing the slip, backtracked to say that while no one wants a nuclear war, a nuclear Iran is the bigger concern. The moment was filmed and criticized, with commentators likening his lapse to Biden\u2019s gaffes. The article argues the problem runs deeper than a single misstatement: Schumer\u2019s political calculus requires pleasing a Democratic base that is often critical of Israel, while navigating Iran policy in a way that won\u2019t jeopardize his leadership role. It frames the debate as part of a longer arc\u2014from Obama\u2019s nuclear deal with Iran, through Trump\u2019s pressure and subsequent shifts under Biden\u2014showing how these policies have shaped the current conflict. The piece portrays Schumer as constrained by party dynamics: publicly opposing a nuclear-armed Iran while contending with a base more focused on Israel\u2019s image than on demanding accountability from Muslim governments. It concludes that his inability to articulate a firm stance is tied to his political dependence and the broader internal party dynamics. <\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like, tell me the exact length or tone you want (neutral summary, opinionated paraphrase, formal, casual), and I\u2019ll tailor it further<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2576224,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-2026-03-04T175206.072.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[74804,4671,4639,4411],"class_list":["post-2576223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-iran-strikes-2","tag-israel","tag-nuclear","tag-schumer"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-2026-03-04T175206.072.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2576223"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576223\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2576227,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576223\/revisions\/2576227"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2576224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2576223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2576223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2576223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}