Trumps Iran strike sends Democrats into tailspin over how to respond: All over the map

President Trump has caught Democrats off guard over how to respond to the decisive airstrikes he ordered against Iran’s nuclear program — perhaps the most consequential move his his second administration.While some Democrats erupted in fury, including a few like Rep.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez who demanded he be impeached, others are outright praising the attacks as overdue.Dem leadership, meanwhile, is seemingly moving the goalposts for how tough they expect Trump to be on Iran.“It’s all over the map,” Democratic strategist Brad Bannon, who hosts the progressive podcast “Deadline DC,” admitted to The Post about the party’s messaging on the strikes against Iran.

“It’s never good when messaging is all over the map,” he added.“Democrats have to find a way to unite against Trump’s provocations.

The implications of this are mind-numbing.”Shortly after Trump announced his strikes on Iran’s Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan nuclear facilities, a few Democrats began beating the drums for impeaching Trump (for a third time), accusing the president of exceeding his constitutional powers.“The President’s disastrous decision to bomb Iran without authorization is a grave violation of the Constitution and Congressional War Powers,” AOC (D-NY) declared on X.“It is absolutely and clearly grounds for impeachment.”Rep.

Sean Casten (D-Ill.), echoed that sentiment as well.But many in the party are wary that the impeachment would be futile or could even risk bolstering Trump politically, recounting how he survived two impeachment efforts in the past.“I think impeachment is not a wide sentiment.

That’s fringes,” a top Democratic source told The Post, despite the clamoring among the left flank.Then there was the staunchly pro-Israel cohort of Democrats, who quickly praised Trump’s actions, with varying degrees of enthusiasm.“As I’ve long maintained, this was the correct move,” Sen.

John Fetterman (D-Pa.) declared.“Iran is the world’...