The combined political and liberal media counteroffensive against President Trump was underway within hours of the Iran strike.
As socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) launched a frontal assault on Trump’s decision — declaring the military action “absolutely and clearly grounds for impeachment” — the New York Times provided covering fire, unleashing a barrage of skepticism about the justification for the strikes.
The President’s disastrous decision to bomb Iran without authorization is a grave violation of the Constitution and Congressional War Powers.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) June 22, 2025
He has impulsively risked launching a war that may ensnare us for generations.
It is absolutely and clearly grounds for impeachment.
Impeachment talk. On Day One of active combat operations.
The New York Times likewise unleashed a hail of skepticism. In its live coverage of the unfolding strikes, the paper wrote that Trump “made little effort to argue that any immediate threat had prompted the latest U.S. and Israeli strikes.” It highlighted intelligence assessments indicating that Iran had not made a decision to pursue an intercontinental ballistic missile and noted that although Trump reiterated that Iran could never be permitted to obtain nuclear weapons, he did not attempt to show that Tehran was closer to producing one.
(New York Times live coverage)
Rather than emphasizing deterrence or strategic objectives, the nation’s most influential liberal newspaper concentrated on what it suggested were weaknesses in the administration’s case.
The result was a striking one-two punch: impeachment demands from a leading progressive lawmaker paired with immediate media skepticism about the operation’s legitimacy.
With American forces engaged overseas, the political and media barrage began at home within hours — unrestrained even as service members moved into harm’s way.
There were other Times updates championing the Left (without labeling them as such):
Today’s military strikes on Iran — carried out by the United States and Israel — mark a catastrophic escalation in an illegal war of aggression. Bombing cities. Killing civilians. Opening a new theater of war. Americans do not want this. They do not want another war in pursuit…
— Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@NYCMayor) February 28, 2026
But they did find a "right-wing firebrand," of course:
.@POTUS: “To the great, proud people of Iran, the hour of Freedom is at hand.”@VOAFarsi has significantly expanded in recent months and is delivering President Trump’s message directly to the brave people of Iran across every available platform, including satellite. https://t.co/uTEIMLi4TD
— U.S. Agency for Global Media (@USAGM) February 28, 2026
