Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) have slammed the President Donald Trump administration as tensions escalate between Washington and Tehran in the U.S.-Iran war.
Elizabeth Warren Says She Is ‘Angry’
In a video shared on the social media platform X on Tuesday, Warren slammed Trump for having “no plan in Iran,” adding that the “illegal” war was based on lies and that it was “launched without any imminent threat” to the U.S. “I was worried before, but I’m more worried now,” she said in the caption of the post.
She also slammed Trump for failing to provide a clear reason for the conflict. “He seems to have no plan on how to end it either,” Warren said. “I am angry with what Donald Trump is doing,” she said, expressing that she felt “grief” for the lives that were lost in this “unnecessary conflict.” Warren then reassured that she would continue to work towards ending the war.
Bernie Sanders Slams Netanyahu
Sanders, on the other hand, delivered sharp criticism of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Trump. “The United States gave Netanyahu over $24 billion in taxpayer dollars to fund his horrific war in Gaza,” Sanders said in a post on X on Tuesday.
He added that it was Netanyahu who wanted a “war with Iran” and that Trump “gave him one.” Sanders called out the U.S. government’s foreign and military policy, sharing that it must be determined by Americans and not Netanyahu’s “right-wing extremist” government.
Criticism From Democrats, Republicans
Earlier, House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) called on Congress to pass the War Powers resolution to end Trump’s “illegal regime change war.” While Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) criticized the rising cost of living.
Republican lawmakers, too, criticized Trump for the war. Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) slammed Trump, as well as Vice President JD Vance, following confirmation that three active service members lost their lives in the conflict.
Escalating Tensions, Marco Rubio’s Criticism
The escalation in the conflict has led to over 787 people losing their lives in Iran, according to the Iranian Red Crescent Society. The U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh, also shut its operations following drone strikes hitting the embassy’s compound, causing material damage.
This has prompted criticism from Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who said that U.S. embassies and diplomatic facilities were “under direct attack from a terroristic regime.”
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