Nikki Haley slams Democrats who say Iranian regime 'was no threat to America': 'Absurd'
Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley slammed Democrats who claim that the Iranian regime was not a threat to the U.S., calling the notion "absurd.""It’s absurd for Democrats to say...
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Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley slammed Democrats who claim that the Iranian regime was not a threat to the U.S., calling the notion "absurd." "It’s absurd for Democrats to say the Iranian regime was no threat to America. For decades, they targeted American troops, made the spread of terrorism a priority, relentlessly pursued nuclear weapons, built missiles aimed at our bases, and plotted assassinations against President Trump and other U.S. leaders — myself included — on American soil," Haley said on X . "When they chanted 'Death to America,' they meant all of us, at any cost," she added. Haley told Fox News' Martha MacCallum that the U.S. and Israel's joint military offensive, Operation Epic Fury, was a "history-defining moment." She added that for President Donald Trump , her former boss-turned-political rival, it was a "legacy defining moment." LONGTIME TRUMP CRITIC CREDITS HIM FOR RESTORING 'CREDIBILITY OF US DETERRENCE' AS IRAN STRIKES UNFOLD "They attempted to do diplomacy, and the Iranian Regime did what they always do. They lie, they cheat, they never tell the truth, and they always want to make sure in the back of their minds they want to harm people," Haley told MacCallum. "And we saw this when we got out of the Iranian deal, you know, years ago, that they were cheating then. I think that they were trying to get away with cheating now, and I think the Trump administration saw through that." The launch of Operation Epic Fury caused a sharp divide within the Democratic Party, with major players praising and criticizing the attacks. Sens. Tim Kaine, D-Va., and Bernie Sanders , I-Vt., both of whom called the launch of Operation Epic Fury "illegal," are among the most vocal critics. Additionally, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., claimed that the operation lacked "strategic clarity" and called for a vote on a war powers resolution. LIZ PEEK: DEMOCRATS RAGE OVER TRUMP’S IRAN STRIKES AS EXILES CHEER AYATOLLAH’S FALL "Confronting Iran’s…