Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s former colleague was quick to praise the world of Rubio’s current boss, President Donald Trump, when it comes to making the Middle East safer via Operation Epic Fury.
Sen. Rick Scott (R., Fla.), who served for years alongside Rubio and who is one of Trump’s strongest allies in Congress, praised Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth following the news of America’s unprecedented strikes.
“The days of the evil Iranian regime chanting ‘Death to America,’ threatening the very existence of our country and our allies, and oppressing its people are over,” Scott said.
“Operation Epic Fury is peace through strength on full display, and a reminder to our friends and our enemies: The U.S. will always put America first. We will always stand with our friend, Israel, and we will never allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon.”
Scott’s firm support for Trump’s moves align him with both the national Republican Party’s leadership and with popular sentiments from voters. Scott’s fellow Floridian, Joe Gruters, now chairs the Republican National Committee (RNC), and Gruters immediately backed Trump’s strikes against targets in Iran, explaining how they will make Americans safer around the world.
Furthermore, Polling conducted shortly before the strikes and obtained exclusively by the Reporter showed that a clear majority of Republican voters support the military being used to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, compared with only nine percent who did not.
A Republican Senate source told the Washington Reporter that “voters recognize Iran is a threat, they support taking action to stop Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, while they also support diplomacy.” As with Trump’s “prior actions in Iran and Venezuela, Republicans have his back, and the general public is open to decisive military action,” the source added.
