Pence backs Trump’s Iran strikes, says president ‘ignored’ GOP isolationists
EXCLUSIVE — As he praises President Donald Trump for "taking the fight directly" to Iran, former Vice President Mike also argues that the attacks show that the president isn't listening...
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EXCLUSIVE — As he praises President Donald Trump for "taking the fight directly" to Iran, former Vice President Mike also argues that the attacks show that the president isn't listening to the isolationist wing of the Republican Party. "It's one of the things I give President Trump great credit for," Pence said this week in an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital. Pence's comments come nearly three weeks into the military strikes against Iran, as some loud voices in the MAGA and America First orbits have pilloried the president over the attacks. ONLY ON FOX: PENCE URGES SENATE TO ‘RESTORE PUBLIC CONFIDENCE’ BY PASSING NATIONAL VOTER ID BILL The former vice president, who has long been a proponent of strong American deterrence around the world, highlighted that "around this administration, and to some extent in this administration, there have been some increasingly loud voices calling for America to pull back from our role as leader of the free world. Isolationist voices have taken hold in some quarters of the Republican Party." "But fortunately, President Trump turned a deaf ear to those voices last year when he struck Iran, and this year, when he launched Operation Epic Fury ," Pence emphasized. "I think it's greatly to his credit." Pence argued that it's "reflective of where the overwhelming majority of Republicans are. Republicans understand that America is the arsenal of democracy, that we're the leader of the free world, that we have obligations to lead." And pointing to his former boss during Trump's first administration, Pence said, "I've told people many times, I'm proud of President Trump for making the decision to launch operation Epic Fury. But I'm not surprised, because the President I serve with is no isolationist." The military attacks by the U.S. and Israel have resulted in the death of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and other top officials, and the decimation of the country's military. HEAD HERE FOR FOX NEWS LIVE UPDATES ON THE…