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Democrats urged to reclaim anti-war identity amid Trump’s assault on Iran

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Lauren Gambino Sat, April 11, 2026 at 8:00 AM EDT 1 Chuck Schumer, the Senate minority leader, speaks at the Capitol. Photograph: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images  (Photograph: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Well over a year into Donald Trump’s disruptive second term, few believed the US president could still genuinely shock. But at 8.06am on Tuesday he did just that, with an apocalyptic threat on Truth Social, to destroy a “whole civilization” in Iran – a country of more than 90 million people. Democrats abandoned their forced restraint and immediately began to call for Trump’s removal from office. Yet beneath Democrats’ near-universal opposition to what they call the president’s “ war of choice ” are simmering tensions about the way America should engage with the world, especially when it comes to the Middle East. Since losing to Trump and his America First agenda in 2024, which promised not to start new wars, leading progressives have urged Democrats to reclaim the  “anti-war” ...
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Young Republicans more skeptical of Iran war, dividing Trump base

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  In casting his ballot for President   Donald Trump , Alabama resident Gray Holland said a big factor was his belief that Trump would avoid another war in the Middle East. “He really ran on the concept of no wars,” Holland said. Now the  U.S. is at war with Iran  and Holland, a 25-year-old Republican from Birmingham who works in sales for a flooring manufacturer said he’s not happy with the president’s decision. 1  / 16 Latest photos capture US and Israeli strikes against Iran Smoke rises following an explosion,  after Israel and the U.S. launched strikes on Iran , in Tehran, Iran, February 28, 2026. More “I’d rather not be involved in another foreign war with Iran or whoever else it may be in the Middle East at the time,” Holland said. “I just think we need to stay out of it and worry about ourselves.” Polls show  most Americans disapprove of the Iran war, and while older Republicans have largely stood behind Trump, younger ones are much more li...
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