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Who will stop Trump on Iran?

As the war escalates and the president digs in, the White House says "Nobody tells him what to do"

Published March 20, 2026 9:40AM (EDT)

Donald Trump stands alone and is apparently frightened in his war against Iran. Former fan Marjorie Taylor Greene said she didn’t sign up for a war. Other MAGA Republicans are saying the same thing. So are members of the GOP in Congress.

Our NATO allies are hesitant to help him clear the Strait of Hormuz, which he previously claimed was already free. His counterterrorism chief Joe Kent quit in protest, writing in his resignation letter there was no imminent threat against the United States from Iran. According to officials within the administration and military, the Pentagon plans to seek $200 billion from Congress for the war and is considering sending more troops to the Middle East.

Trump tries to be defiant. On Tuesday in the Oval Office, he sat with his arms folded like a pouty child, declaring he can do it all by himself. He lashed out through his White House pep secretary Karoline Leavitt on Wednesday morning. “The president is the leader of the most powerful country and military in the world,” she said. “Nobody tells him what to do.”

To Democrats on Capitol Hill, Trump has completely lost it. “We have a madman who is more interested in his ego and his legacy than the American people,” Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-Calif., told me. “And I’m not going to diagnose him from afar, but clearly, all his talk about end of life, his fear, his legacy — I’m wondering if he’s thinking about. The future of the American people or setting up his family post-death, and really........

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