Democrats risk looking ‘foolish’ if Trump’s Iran mission is a success: Joe Concha

Published March 2, 2026 4:08pm ET



Washington Examiner senior writer Joe Concha predicted that various Democratic lawmakers opposing military action against Iran will mirror how they looked in protesting President Donald Trump’s State of the Union.

Various prominent Democrats, including 2028 hopefuls such as former Vice President Kamala Harris, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA), and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), have vocally opposed the U.S. strikes in Iran, with the California governor arguing that Trump is “putting Americans at risk abroad because he is unpopular at home.”

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