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DEMOCRAT Cuellar ADMITS Iran's Been at War with US 'For 47 Years' - Finally SUPPORTS Trump Action

Gary FranchiMarch 8, 2026234 views
DEMOCRAT Cuellar ADMITS Iran's Been at War with US 'For 47 Years' - Finally SUPPORTS Trump Action
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In a rare moment of honesty from a Democrat, Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) admitted on Fox News that Iran has been at war with the United States for nearly five decades - and praised the Trump administration for finally taking decisive action against the rogue Islamic regime.

Speaking on Saturday's broadcast of "Saturday in America," Cuellar acknowledged what every America First patriot has known for years: Iran has been waging an undeclared war against our nation while weak politicians from both parties turned a blind eye.

"Iran has been at war with the United States for 47 years, and, finally, we took some action, and it's the right thing," Cuellar stated, referring to recent Trump administration strikes against Iranian targets.

This admission is HUGE, folks. Here's a Democrat congressman essentially confessing that decades of "diplomatic engagement" and nuclear deals have been a complete failure while Iran funded terrorism, attacked our allies, and threatened American interests across the Middle East.

"Iran has been at war with the United States for 47 years, and, finally, we took some action, and it's the right thing." - Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX)

Remember, this is the same Iran that Obama and Biden tried to appease with billions in cash payments and toothless nuclear agreements. The same Iran that took American sailors hostage, funded proxy wars against our allies, and chanted "Death to America" in their parliament while Democrats preached about "diplomatic solutions."

President Trump's strong stance against Iranian aggression stands in stark contrast to the weakness shown by previous administrations. While establishment politicians wrung their hands about "escalation," Trump understood that strength prevents war - not weakness disguised as diplomacy.

When even Democrats like Cuellar are forced to admit Trump is right about Iran's four-decade war against America, you know the President's America First foreign policy is working. The question is: why did it take 47 years for Washington to finally act?

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Gary Franchi

Award-winning journalist covering breaking news, politics & culture for Next News Network.

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BorderStateRealistVerifiedjust now
I wonder if more moderate Democrats will start breaking ranks on foreign policy issues like this. The progressive wing has pushed the party so far left on national security that even their own moderates are speaking out.
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PatriotFirst2024Verifiedjust now
Finally! A Democrat with enough backbone to admit what we've all known for decades. Iran has been our enemy since 1979 and it's about time someone from across the aisle acknowledged it.
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TexasRanger88Verifiedjust now
Cuellar is one of the few reasonable Democrats left. Maybe there's hope for bipartisan foreign policy after all.
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VeteranVoiceVerifiedjust now
As someone who served in the Gulf, I can tell you firsthand that Iranian proxies have been targeting our troops for years. Glad to see a Democrat finally wake up to reality.
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MilitaryMomVerifiedjust now
Thank you for your service! My son is deployed overseas and Iran's aggression keeps me up at night.
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FreedomFighter45Verifiedjust now
About time! Trump was right to take strong action against Iranian aggression.
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ConservativeReaderVerifiedjust now
Better late than never, but where was this honesty during the Obama Iran nuclear deal? Some of us have been saying this for years while Democrats buried their heads in the sand.