Democrat Warns Party Risks Becoming Obstacles to Peace by Criticizing Trump Deals

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"I do, I believe that sometimes in that effort, we may inadvertently become obstacles to peace as Democrats. I felt this very strongly back in April when, you know, I remember the day because it also happened to be my birthday, Tuesday, April 7th, when Donald Trump, you know, used really genocidal language saying that he may end civilization that night. But then we saw some Democrats right after that you know, make jokes about Trump always chickening out, etc., etc. That really bothered me because honestly, if somebody backs out of, you know, using a nuclear weapon against a country with the type of language that he used, that's a good thing."

Rep. Yasmin Ansari criticized fellow Democrats for potentially becoming obstacles to peace by reflexively opposing Trump administration deals with Iran. She specifically recalled April 7th when Trump threatened Iran with genocidal language, and Democrats later mocked him for backing down. Ansari argued that Democrats should praise Trump when he steps back from military action rather than attack him, and warned the party against letting Republicans claim the anti-war mantle.