Israel’s strikes against Iran are splitting President Donald Trump’s supporters, who are divided over whether assisting Israel in the conflict is in line with an “America First” foreign policy or not.
Trump ran on and continues to espouse a more isolationist worldview, saying he wants to avoid wars and intervention abroad. But some lawmakers and activists within the Republican Party are fearful he won’t stick to that approach now because of Israel’s close relationship with the United States. They’re urging Trump not to allow the attack against Iran to devolve into a full-scale new conflict in the Middle East — one with American troops involved.
“The American people overwhelmingly oppose our endless wars, and they voted that way when they voted for Donald Trump in 2024,” Sen. Rand Paul, a libertarian-minded Kentucky Republican, responded to the strike. “I urge President Trump to stay the course, keep putting America first, and to not join in any war between other countries.”