{"id":2584882,"date":"2026-03-28T11:25:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T15:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-maher-presses-elissa-slotkin-over-democratic-stand-against-iran-war\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T11:26:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T15:26:52","slug":"bill-maher-presses-elissa-slotkin-over-democratic-stand-against-iran-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-maher-presses-elissa-slotkin-over-democratic-stand-against-iran-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Maher presses Elissa Slotkin over Democratic stand against Iran war"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fbill-maher-presses-elissa-slotkin-over-democratic-stand-against-iran-war%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=2584882&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>This Washington Examiner piece summarizes Bill Maher\u2019s interview with Senator Elissa Slotkin about the Democratic stance on Iran and the broader debate over potential war.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Slotkin says Operation Epic Fury has \u201cfor sure degraded\u201d Iran\u2019s nuclear and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/does-iran-have-chemical-weapons\/\" title=\"Does ... Have Chemical Weapons?\">ballistic-missile capabilities<\/a> and notes concerns over the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Maher questions whether Democrats are universally opposed to taking action against Iran; Slotkin explains her view as a former CIA officer: she opposes rushing into war without clear goals and an exit strategy,even while opposing the Iranian regime.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Slotkin emphasizes a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-ramps-up-rhetoric-against-rfk-jr-not-really-an-anti-vaxxer\/\" title=\"Trump escalates criticism of RFK Jr.: &#039;Not exactly anti-vaccine\">long-standing skepticism<\/a> of the Iranian regime and of actions that could jeopardize American troops, referencing past operations and the need to avoid escalation without concrete objectives.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; She notes a June 2025 stance calling Iran a \u201cstate sponsor of terror,\u201d but remains wary of retaliation and the risks of expanding conflict after previous strikes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Slotkin discusses a bipartisan bill to prevent government officials from insider trading on prediction markets, tying the issue to concerns about policy decisions related to Iran and war decisions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; She argues that no one should profit from nonpublic information about war and peace,highlighting the operational-security risks of insider trading in such matters.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The article also <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >briefly references regional tensions<\/a>,including reports of a Houthi missile attack on Israel amid the broader Iran conflict.  <\/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\">Bill Maher presses Elissa Slotkin over Democratic stand against Iran war<\/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_2545317\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elissa-slotkin\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11673\">Elissa Slotkin<\/a> (D-MI) said that Operation Epic Fury had &ldquo;for sure degraded&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran-nuclear-program\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4485\">Iranian nuclear capabilities<\/a>, as <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bill-maher\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"225\">Bill Maher<\/a> pressed her on the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iran<\/a> war on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I can say very openly, as a national security person, we have for sure degraded their nuclear capabilities, for sure degraded their ballistic missile capabilities &mdash; important things in terms of the Iranian government,&rdquo; Slotkin said, while also noting the conflict over the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/strait-of-hormuz\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"21488\">Strait of Hormuz<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4507097\/comparing-iran-iraq-31-flavors-delusion-joe-concha\/\">Comparing the Iran war to the Iraq War is &lsquo;31 flavors of delusion&rsquo;: Joe Concha<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4506161\/savannah-guthrie-return-today-show-after-absence\/\">Savannah Guthrie to return to Today show after absence<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/4501018\/action-star-karate-champion-chuck-norris-obituary\/\">Chuck Norris, 1940-2026<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Maher was questioning Slotkin on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate-democrats\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1068\">Senate <\/a><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate-democrats\/\">Democr<\/a><\/span><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate-democrats\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1068\">ats&rsquo;<\/a> near-unanimous opposition to the war in Iran. He pointed out Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-fetterman\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1175\">John Fetterman<\/a> (D-PA) as the only Senate Democrat who has openly dissented from his party to support Operation Epic Fury.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Is that really the case &mdash; that really there&rsquo;s only one person in the whole party who thinks differently? You all miraculously came to the exact same conclusion about Iran?&rdquo; Maher asked.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No, I think it&rsquo;s different than that,&rdquo; Slotkin responded. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m a former CIA officer, I did three tours in Iraq, so I have no love lost for the Iranian government. The Iranian leadership killed friends of mine with rockets, mortars, and IEDs. But that&rsquo;s different from just running headlong into a war without being able to articulate your goals and how you&rsquo;re going to get out of it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Slotkin &mdash; who comes from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cruz-biden-immigration-agenda-most-radical-ever-not-willing-to-enforce-law-against-criminals\/\" title=\"Cruz: Biden Immigration Agenda \u2018Most Radical\u2019 Ever, Not Willing To Enforce Law Against Criminals\">national security background<\/a>, serving under former Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama &mdash; has maintained this stance against the Iranian regime but also against action that would jeopardize American troops in the region since Operation Midnight Hammer.<\/p>\n<p>In June 2025, Slotkin <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slotkin.senate.gov\/2025\/06\/13\/slotkin-statement-on-israels-operation-against-iran\/\">called<\/a> the regime a &ldquo;state sponsor of terror that has long held out the threat of a potential nuclear weapon over the region,&rdquo; but also was wary of Iranian retaliation after the Midnight Hammer strikes on their nuclear facilities.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Tonight, I&rsquo;m focused on the safety of the over 40,000 U.S. forces in the Middle East, and their loved ones back home, concerned about retaliation and what comes next,&rdquo; Slotkin <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slotkin.senate.gov\/2025\/06\/22\/slotkin-statement-on-u-s-strikes-in-iran\/\">said<\/a> in June.<\/p>\n<p>Slotkin also spoke to Maher about her bipartisan <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slotkin.senate.gov\/2026\/03\/26\/slotkin-young-schiff-curtis-lead-bipartisan-bill-to-stop-insider-trading-from-government-officials-on-prediction-markets\/\">bill<\/a> aimed at preventing government officials from insider trading on prediction markets, which she introduced alongside co-sponsors Sens. Todd Young (R-IN), Adam Schiff (D-CA), and John Curtis (R-UT). She related the bill to the Iran war.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4508404\/houthis-first-missile-attack-israel-iran-war\/\">HOUTHIS CLAIM FIRST MISSILE ATTACK ON ISRAEL SINCE START OF IRAN WAR<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Slotkin told Maher that &ldquo;no one should be able to place a bet based on insider information they have, especially on issues of war and peace,&rdquo; and called the possibility a &ldquo;complete operational security risk.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If you&rsquo;re the Iranians and you&rsquo;re sitting there and you&rsquo;re like, &lsquo;Huh, I noticed there&rsquo;s a bunch of bets coming in for a war tomorrow.&rsquo; It&rsquo;s like, &lsquo;Oh sh*t. I think we&rsquo;re about to have a war,&#8217;&rdquo; Slotkin said.<\/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>Maher grills Slotkin on Democrats&#8217; Iran-war stance<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2584883,"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\/2025\/11\/AP25177635359935_fb6f37.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[69387,3685,76722],"class_list":["post-2584882","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-bill-maher-2","tag-democrats","tag-elissa-slotkin-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25177635359935_fb6f37.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2584882","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\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2584882"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2584882\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2584886,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2584882\/revisions\/2584886"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2584883"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2584882"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2584882"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2584882"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}