House Republicans delivered a crucial victory for President Trump's foreign policy agenda Monday, defeating a resolution that would have neutered Operation Epic Fury, Trump's decisive military action against Iran's terrorist regime.
The vote was razor-thin but decisive: 219-212, with House Republicans standing firmly behind their commander-in-chief despite pressure from the anti-war establishment and their own razor-thin majority.
The resolution, introduced by an unlikely alliance between libertarian Republican Thomas Massie (KY-04) and progressive Democrat Ro Khanna (CA-17), aimed to invoke the War Powers Resolution to curtail Trump's operations against Iran. But Republicans weren't buying what the isolationists were selling.
Four Democrats Break Ranks
In a stunning rebuke to their own party's anti-Trump hysteria, four House Democrats actually voted WITH Republicans to keep Operation Epic Fury on track. Representatives Greg Landsman, Jared Golden, Henry Cuellar, and Juan Vargas broke with the Democrat establishment – and boy, are the progressives furious about it.
Progressive activist Yasmine Taeb didn't hold back her rage on social media: "Shame on House Republicans and 4 Democratic Reps. @RepGregLandsman @RepGolden @RepCuellar & @RepJuanVargas for blocking the Khanna-Massie bipartisan War Powers Resolution that would have stopped the unauthorized and illegal war in Iran."
Another frustrated leftist, posting as @ArcasDeDisco, called the four Democrats "sacrificial lambs" and demanded voters "THROW THEM ALL OUT."
Trump's Strong Hand Against Terror
What the anti-war crowd refuses to acknowledge is that Operation Epic Fury represents exactly the kind of peace-through-strength approach that made Trump's first term so successful on the world stage. Instead of the endless nation-building disasters of previous administrations, Trump is taking targeted, decisive action against Iran's terror network.
Social media user @DavidLWagner4 confirmed the outcome: "House votes to let Trump's Operation Epic Fury continue in Iran. A bipartisan resolution led by Reps. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Ro Khanna, D-Calif., failed to pass after four Democrats joined most Republicans in sinking it, 212 to 219."
The defeat of this resolution sends a clear message: House Republicans have Trump's back when it comes to protecting American interests abroad. While the establishment wrings its hands about "unauthorized" action, Patriots know that sometimes decisive leadership requires acting fast against America's enemies.
Will these four Democrats face primary challenges from their own party for daring to support American strength? The progressive meltdown suggests they just might.