From Fox News: A former Clinton-era National Security Council staffer broke with his party and heaped praise on President Donald Trump’s successful strikes on Iran over the weekend, while remarking former Vice President Kamala Harris would have likely lacked the “courage” to execute such a mission if she were commander-in-chief.
“I am not a fan of many of Donald Trump‘s actions, but I will speak openly and honestly when he takes bold steps defending America’s interests, as he did tonight,” Jamie Metzl, founder of the international social group One Shared World, posted to X on Saturday evening.
Metzl served on former President Bill Clinton’s National Security Counci and was former President Joe Biden’s deputy staff director of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and he heaped praise on Trump repeatedly on X over the weekend, while also taking a shot at Harris’ lack of “courage and fortitude.”
I am not a fan of many of Donald Trump‘s actions, but I will speak openly and honestly when he takes bold steps defending America’s interests, as he did tonight.
— Jamie Metzl (@JamieMetzl) June 22, 2025
Metzl then released the following statement on X Monday morning:
I served on the National Security Council under President Clinton. I was Joe Biden’s Deputy Staff Director of the Senate foreign Relations Committee. I voted for Kamala Harris and have been a vocal critic of many dangerous and undemocratic actions taken by President Trump.
But I’m not a blind tribalist and am perfectly comfortable praising President Trump for bold and courageous actions in support of America’s core national interests, as he took last night.
Iran has been at war with the United States for 46 years. Its regime has murdered thousands of American citizens. Its slogan “death to America“ was not window dressing but core ideology. It was racing toward a nuclear weapon with every intention of using it to threaten America, our allies, and the Middle East region as a whole.
No actions like this come without risks, and I imagine the story will get more complicated over time, but that’s why these types of decisions are complicated.
Although I believe electing Kamala Harris would have been better for our democracy, society, and economy, as well as for helping the most vulnerable people in the United States and around the world, I also believe VP Harris would not have had the courage or fortitude to take such an essential step as the president took last night.
I served on the National Security Council under President Clinton. I was Joe Biden’s Deputy Staff Director of the Senate foreign Relations Committee. I voted for Kamala Harris and have been a vocal critic of many dangerous and undemocratic actions taken by President Trump.
But…
— Jamie Metzl (@JamieMetzl) June 22, 2025
Metzl then elaborated on the issue during an interview with Fox News host Martha MacCallum.
WATCH BELOW:
@JamieMetzl joining @marthamaccallum on @FoxNews to say that “October 7 was certainly the wake up call to Israel” that they can no longer live with the existential threat of Iran & its murderous proxies.
He’s right: campus “protestors” who support Iran/Hamas ARE “lunatics”!! pic.twitter.com/45fvA7ln3G
— Houman David Hemmati, MD, PhD (@houmanhemmati) June 23, 2025
@JamieMetzl joining @marthamaccallum on @FoxNews to say that “October 7 was certainly the wake up call to Israel” that they can no longer live with the existential threat of Iran & its murderous proxies.
He’s right: campus “protestors” who support Iran/Hamas ARE “lunatics”!! pic.twitter.com/45fvA7ln3G
— Houman David Hemmati, MD, PhD (@houmanhemmati) June 23, 2025
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