'Disaster': Ann Coulter slams Trump’s 'utterly pointless' Iran blunder

Ann Coulter at the 2019 Student Action Summit, hosted by Turning Point USA, in West Palm Beach, Florida on December 20, 2019 (Gage Skidmore/Flickr)

When the 2024 GOP presidential primary got underway, far-right author Ann Coulter was quite bullish on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis — who, she argued, would be a much stronger candidate than Donald Trump. Coulter attacked Trump as a RINO (Republican In Name Only), arguing that he wasn't nearly as powerful within the Republican Party as many of his critics said he was. But DeSantis ended up dropping out of the race and endorsing Trump, who became the GOP nominee and narrowly defeated Democratic opponent Kamala Harris in the general election.

Now, almost 15 months into Trump's second presidency, Coulter — although not an outright Never Trumper — isn't shy about criticizing him. And during a March 12 appearance on The First TV, a right-media media outlet, she offered scathing criticism of Trump's decision to go to war against Iran.

Asked "Why are you mad at Trump right now?," Coulter told host Jesse Kelly, "I think this war is a disaster. A disaster. Utterly pointless."

Coulter told host Jesse Kelly that Trump campaigned on "no more pointless wars" — a promise he is breaking now.

"Waging pointless wars around the world, being the world's policeman — how many times do we have to vote on this?," Coulter argued. "I mean, Trump was attacked for the things he said in 2016. Remember, he said… (Republicans) lied us into war, and the Wall Street Journal and New York Post assured us that was going to kill him in South Carolina…. We have voted on this over and over and over again."

Coulter continued, "So now, we've had, how many Americans — seven — die? Not to mention 166 schoolchildren in our name for a war in our name that does not make one American safer."

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