{"id":2583411,"date":"2026-03-24T16:36:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T20:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-cant-praise-trump-on-iran-due-to-left-wing-base-guy-benson\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T16:37:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T20:37:26","slug":"schumer-cant-praise-trump-on-iran-due-to-left-wing-base-guy-benson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-cant-praise-trump-on-iran-due-to-left-wing-base-guy-benson\/","title":{"rendered":"Schumer can&#8217;t praise Trump on Iran due to &#8216;left-wing base&#8217;: Guy Benson"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fschumer-cant-praise-trump-on-iran-due-to-left-wing-base-guy-benson%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=2583411&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>Washington Examiner columnist Guy Benson argues that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer can\u2019t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bail-fund-praised-by-kamala-harris-has-twice-freed-the-same-rioter-he-was-just-charged-again\/\" title=\"Bail Fund Praised By Kamala Harris Has Twice Freed The Same Rioter. He Was Just Charged Again.\">publicly praise<\/a> the degradation of Iran\u2019s military because he fears alienating his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michael-brown-why-the-left-cannot-successfully-reproduce-over-the-generations\/\" title=\"Michael Brown: Why the Left Cannot Successfully Reproduce Over the Generations\">left-leaning base<\/a>.He cites an on-air exchange with MSNBC\u2019s Joe Scarborough in which Scarborough pressed whether Iran\u2019s weakened military is a \u201cgood thing,\u201d 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, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-unrelenting-address-to-congress-shatters-record-held-by-bill-clinton\/\" title=\"Trump&#039;s Unrelenting Address to Congress Shatters Record Held by Bill Clinton\">highlighting ongoing partisan<\/a> and strategic debates over Iran policy. The article includes a video segment and links to related stories.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Schumer can&rsquo;t praise Trump degrading Iran military due to &lsquo;left-wing base&rsquo;: Guy Benson<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2541167\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Washington Examiner <\/em>columnist <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/guy-benson\/\">Guy Benson<\/a> said Senate Minority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chuck-schumer\/\">Chuck Schumer<\/a> (D-NY) is &ldquo;looking over his shoulder&rdquo; to not upset his voter base when making statements on Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Schumer got into a heated exchange with MS Now&rsquo;s Joe Scarborough when asked if it&rsquo;s good that Iran&rsquo;s military infrastructure has been degraded in the U.S.&rsquo;s conflict with them on Monday. Schumer argued this is &ldquo;a premature question,&rdquo; and asked &ldquo;what&rsquo;s going to happen in the next several months,&rdquo; though Scarborough countered that the answer to his question is &ldquo;yes,&rdquo; and most U.S. residents view Iran&rsquo;s military degradation as &ldquo;a good thing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4501706\/ron-desantis-skeptical-zohran-mamdani-cause-uptick-migration-florida\/\">DeSantis skeptical Mamdani will cause more migration to Florida: &#8216;We&#8217;ll see&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4501240\/cory-booker-stand-americans-core-virtues-political-division\/\">Can everyday virtue save America? 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Tuesday. &ldquo;Scarborough&rsquo;s point is like, &lsquo;No, but you&rsquo;re seeing their missiles get destroyed, you&rsquo;re seeing their nuclear program get obliterated, isn&rsquo;t that unto itself a good thing?&rsquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3443548&amp;userid=11311&amp;usertype=user&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=e1afc14ff838d7fcd61db5acabe241a7\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;And I think Schumer, looking over his shoulder at the voters he needs and the people that they&rsquo;re electing now around him, trying to keep his leadership position, he can&rsquo;t even answer that question in the most obvious way possible because of some of these pressures that you&rsquo;re talking about,&rdquo; Benson said.<\/p>\n<p>Benson concluded that Schumer&rsquo;s response to Iran&rsquo;s strikes is &ldquo;eye-opening and pretty disturbing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/restoring-america\/courage-strength-optimism\/4500903\/iran-shakedown-strait-of-hormuz\/\"><strong>IRAN&rsquo;S SHAKEDOWN IN THE STRAIT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> said on Tuesday that both Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\">JD Vance<\/a> and Secretary of State <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marco-rubio\/\">Marco Rubio<\/a> are <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4501966\/trump-says-vance-and-rubio-involved-with-iran-talks\/\">involved in the peace talks with Iran<\/a>. Trump originally tapped special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump&rsquo;s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, to lead these talks, though Iranian officials refused to negotiate with either.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration is also considering <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4501774\/trump-administration-weighing-deployment-82nd-airborne-iran\/\">whether to deploy a combat brigade<\/a> from the 82nd Airborne Division&rsquo;s quick reaction team.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Schumer wary to praise Trump on Iran due to left-wing base<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2583412,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26076740031753-e1774380451539.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[74475,3823,76472,4411,3634],"class_list":["post-2583411","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-guy-benson","tag-iran","tag-left-wing-base","tag-schumer","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26076740031753-e1774380451539.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2583411","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2583411"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2583411\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2583417,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2583411\/revisions\/2583417"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2583412"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2583411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2583411"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2583411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}