Intel: Vulnerable Senate Republicans targeted for supporting Trump on Iran
Two vulnerable Senate Republican incumbents up for re-election in November found themselves under attack over their support for President Donald Trump’s Iran policies in new social media ads that began airing in their states today.
Two vulnerable Senate Republican incumbents up for re-election in November found themselves under attack over their support for President Donald Trump’s Iran policies in new social media ads that began airing in their states today.
The J Street Education Fund — the nonprofit arm of the liberal lobby group — is targeting Sens. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., and Martha McSally, R-Ariz., who voted against a war powers resolution limiting Trump’s ability to conduct offensive military action against Iran following the president’s January strike that killed Iranian Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani.
“President Trump took us to the brink of another war in the Middle East while some in Congress put their heads in the sand,” the ads say. They go on to assert that Gardner and McSally “would let Trump drag us into war yet again” and ask voters to tell the senators to “stand up to Trump, protect our troops.” A third ad asks voters to thank Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., for introducing the war powers resolution.
J Street is spending a total of $45,000 on the ads.
