President Trump reportedly authorized, and then cancelled, a retaliatory attack on Iran Thursday night for the downing of an unarmed U.S. drone the night before.
Pundits later speculated the President Trump called off the attacks after watching Tucker Carlson Tonight on FOX News.
Not everyone was pleased to see President Trump’s restraint.
The NeverTrump crowd who have opposed Trump since the beginning were especially upset with the President’s restraint.
War promoter Bill Kristol.
So we face a serious foreign policy crisis, in which all options present dangers and difficulties, with a deeply unserious president. I of course very much hope the crisis works out satisfactorily. But I tremble for my country when I reflect that Donald Trump is president. https://t.co/UxNozr6TEr
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) June 21, 2019
Trump basher Ben Shapiro.
Disproportionate response to attacks on US assets are a good way of showing our enemies that we will mash them if they continue to escalate. The US doesn’t want war. You know who doesn’t want war even more? The ayatollahs who will find themselves quite dead if war occurs. https://t.co/45wNlgPPau
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) June 21, 2019
Max Boot.
https://twitter.com/JackPosobiec/status/1142071431519506434
Rep. Adam Kinsinger.
America is facing a crisis in confidence. Obama's decision to cancel a strike in Syria in 2013 has had ramifications that are still being felt today. We cannot let the provocations and attacks by Iran go unanswered. https://t.co/AAFfnaqtZ5
— Adam Kinzinger (@RepKinzinger) June 21, 2019
https://twitter.com/JackPosobiec/status/1142080999347691520
https://twitter.com/RyanGirdusky/status/1142094169114054656
