The Hill - News GOP rep: Trump 'would be derelict in his duty' if Iran had nuclear weapon, despite war's unpopularity https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5991251-byron-donalds-defends-trump-iran/ 2026-07-26T20:15:23.163Z GOP Rep.
Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) said President Donald Trump should declare an end to the miliary con=flict in Iran “right now.” MARTHA RADDATZ: Well, you have said, there’s no good way to get out of a bad war.
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Byron Donalds (Fla.) on Sunday defended President Trump’s handling of the war with Iran. I think if you were going to ask Americans at large, whether they're MAGA Republicans or any other American, nobody wants to be involved in another military conflict,” Donalds said to host Chris Stirewalt on NewsNation’s...
Breitbart - US News Van Hollen: Trump Should Just 'End' the Iran Conflict 'Right Now' https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/07/26/van-hollen-trump-should-just-end-the-iran-conflict-right-now/ 2026-07-26T19:15:24.174Z Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” Sen. This was a war started by President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu.
And what we’ve gotten instead is an even more militant Iranian regime, and the Strait of Hormuz, of course, is still closed now when it was open the day before the war.
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Prime Minister Netanyahu convinced Donald Trump that it would be quick and that we would get regime change. VAN HOLLEN: Well, Martha, I think the Strait of Hormuz would then reopen.
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From an America-first view, the left sees the GOP rep's push for military action against Iran as reckless, warning that another Middle East war would drain taxpayer dollars, risk American lives, and disproportionately burden working‑class families. They argue that preventing an Iranian bomb should be pursued through diplomacy and sanctions, not costly interventions that benefit defense contractors while ordinary people bear the costs. Their specific concern is that escalation would undermine domestic stability and divert resources from vital national priorities like infrastructure and healthcare.
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