In yet another desperate attempt to undermine President Trump's decisive foreign policy, Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) ran straight to CNN's cameras Monday to spread unsubstantiated claims about alleged Iranian casualties, baselessly accusing Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth of committing "war crimes."
Speaking on CNN's "The Arena," Van Hollen breathlessly repeated Iranian regime propaganda about bombing casualties, including claims about schoolgirls - conveniently parroting talking points from the same terrorist-supporting regime that has been lying about casualty figures for decades.
This is the same playbook Democrats used against Trump in his first term: take enemy propaganda at face value, ignore American security interests, and immediately assume the worst about our own military operations. Where was Van Hollen's outrage when Iran was funding terrorist attacks against American troops?
Deep State Democrats Rush to Defend Iran
It's telling that Van Hollen's first instinct is to believe Iranian regime claims over his own country's military leadership. Secretary Hegseth has been cleaning house at the Pentagon, removing woke policies and restoring American strength - exactly what terrifies establishment politicians like Van Hollen who preferred Biden's weakness.
The Maryland Democrat's CNN appearance reeks of the same anti-American sentiment we've seen from the left for years. These are the same people who apologized for Obama's Iran nuclear deal disaster and stayed silent while the mullahs oppressed their own people.
"This administration will not apologize for protecting American interests and allies from Iranian aggression," one White House source told reporters.
Van Hollen and his fellow travelers in the Democrat party would rather see America retreat from the world stage than support strong leadership that puts America First. Their rush to embrace enemy propaganda while attacking our own Defense Secretary tells you everything you need to know about where their loyalties lie.
Will patriots stand with Trump's strong foreign policy, or let swamp creatures like Van Hollen weaken America with their anti-military hysteria?