An explosion is seen during a missile attack in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Tomer Neuberg)
Members from both parties have generally been supportive of how President Donald Trump has handled the crisis. But there are concerns about what comes next.
Firstly, Trump campaigned on a platform of keeping the U.S. out of foreign entanglements. That pledge enthralled much of the MAGA base. But there is worry that certain direct – and even indirect – support for Israel could upset that coalition.
This unfolds as the U.S. sends refueling tankers to Europe to be closer to the region.
Secondly, many pro-MAGA voters back Israel. But the question is to what extent that involves the U.S. overseas.
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Israeli security forces inspect destroyed residential buildings that were hit by a missile fired from Iran, in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv, Israel, on Saturday, June 14, 2025. (AP/Ariel Schalit)
Multiple GOP lawmakers advised Iran and its proxies against taking action over the weekend. However, they all indicated that the U.S. would respond with force to Iran.
Such a scenario would almost certainly draw the U.S. more deeply into the conflict if Iran forced a retaliatory strike authorized by Washington.
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It is said you can’t be a little bit pregnant. But you can be a little bit at war.
And that’s what bipartisan lawmakers are trying to establish now: whether the U.S. could in fact be at war.
Even if it’s just a little bit.
Chad Pergram currently serves as a senior congressional correspondent for FOX News Channel (FNC). He joined the network in September 2007 and is based out of Washington, D.C.
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