For Rep. Stephanie Bice (R., Okla.), President Donald Trump’s strikes on targets across Iran come close to home. Bice, the first Persian-American lawmaker in Congress, was among the first in Congress to back the 47th president after he launched the historic Operation Epic Fury.
Bice laid out her rationale, defending the president’s unprecedented display of American military might as being necessary to defeat “47 years” of Ayatollah-led oppression.
During that time, Bice noted, “the Iranian people have been living under an oppressive regime who funds terrorism across the globe, chants ‘death to America,’ and has slaughtered its own citizens.”
“Now is the time,” Bice added, “for Iranians to stand up and take back their nation and bring lasting peace to the Middle East. I’m praying for our military service members who are participating in Operation Epic Fury and look forward to a future Iran who is free and prosperous.”
In Congress, Bice represents thousands of constituents who work at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City, so her continued support for American military might is in line with the work she’s done for years in Congress.
Bice’s positions put her squarely in line with Trump, once again, but also with both GOP voters and with the Republican Party’s leadership more broadly. The Republican National Committee’s (RNC) National Press Secretary, Kiersten Pels, previously explained to the Reporter how “Operation Epic Fury shows what real American strength on the world stage looks like,” and the Reporter first covered pre-strike polling that showed how Trump’s moves would have received near-universal GOP support. The Reporter discussed that poll during it’s latest interview with the 47th president.
