Foreign Affairs
Right-Wing Populists Slam Trump For Strikes
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Several populists who backed Donald Trump during his presidential campaign condemned his decision to launch a missile strike against a Syrian military field.
Former UKIP leader and Brexit figure Nigel Farage said he was “surprised” by Trump’s move.
“I am very surprised by this. I think a lot of Trump voters will be waking up this morning and scratching their heads and saying ‘where will it all end?'” Farage said on the LBC radio network. “As a firm Trump supporter, I say, yes, the pictures were horrible, but I’m surprised. Whatever Assad’s sins, he is secular.”
Many Trump voters will be worried about this military intervention. Where will it end?
— Nigel Farage (@Nigel_Farage) April 7, 2017
Conservative commentator and Trump supporter Ann Coulter tweeted “those who wanted U.S. meddling in the Middle East voted for other candidates.”
Those who wanted us meddling in the Middle East voted for other candidates.
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) April 7, 2017
Trump campaigned on not getting involved in Mideast. Said it always helps our enemies & creates more refugees. Then he saw a picture on TV.
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) April 7, 2017
Christians who live in Syria are terrified of what will happen if Assad is gone.
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) April 7, 2017
InfoWars editor Paul Joseph Watson said he was “officially OFF the Trump train.”
I guess Trump wasn't "Putin's puppet" after all, he was just another deep state/Neo-Con puppet.
I'm officially OFF the Trump train.
— Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) April 7, 2017
France’s National Front leader and presidential hopeful Marine Le Pen said she “strongly condemned” the “horrible” airstrike.
"Ce qui s'est passé en #Syrie est épouvantable et je le condamne fermement. Mais il faut d'abord une enquête internationale." #Les4Vérités
— Marine Le Pen (@MLP_officiel) April 7, 2017
“Is it too much to ask that we wait for the results of an independent international investigation before carrying out a strike like this in Syria?” Le Pen said Friday on the France 2 channel, according to The Local.
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