Trump's Iran Strikes Divide Republicans, But Most Offer Support

Despite some anti-war dissent, most Republicans stand by Trump's decision to bomb Iran, praising the president for taking decisive action against the regime.
The Republican Party has largely rallied behind President Donald Trump's decision to order a drone strike that killed Qassem Soleimani, Iran's top military commander, with many GOP lawmakers praising the move as a bold and necessary step to confront Tehran's aggression.
While a small but vocal group of Trump's allies in the MAGA movement have criticized the strikes as an unwanted slide toward war, the president appears to have retained broad support from his party, including leading hawks who have long clamored for a more assertive U.S. posture toward Iran.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., a key Trump ally and prominent Iran hawk, described the drone strike that killed Soleimani as
Source: Al Jazeera


