Trump delivers freedom while the Left marches for oppression

Published March 2, 2026 3:25pm ET



This past weekend, President Donald Trump ordered a targeted strike on Iran that resulted in the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. This joint attack by Israel and the United States hit Khamenei’s compound in Tehran as part of a larger operation against high-ranking officials.

Directly following the news of the supreme leader’s death, protests and rallies were mobilized across many U.S. cities — most notably Washington, D.C., New York City, Los Angeles, and San Francisco — in protest of the president’s orders to strike Iran. 

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