Kamala Harris blasts Trump’s ‘war of choice,’ says Netanyahu ‘pulled’ him into war with Iran

Kamala Harris took a sharp swipe at Donald Trump, claiming he was "pulled into" a military clash with Iran by Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu. Speaking at an event hosted by the Michigan Democratic Women's Caucus, Harris called the hostilities an "unnecessary war" that goes against the will of the American people.

The remarks come amid heightened regional tensions and the execution of "Operation Epic Fury," a US military campaign that Harris dismissed as a high-stakes diversionary tactic.

'A war the American people do not want'

In her most direct attack on the administration’s foreign policy to date, Harris argued that the President has allowed foreign interests to dictate American military engagement.

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"Let us be clear: Donald Trump entered a war, got pulled into it by Bibi Netanyahu," Harris told the audience. "He entered a war that the American people do not want, putting at risk American service members in a feeble attempt to distract from the 'Epstein files' and his domestic failures," she added.

Harris further scrutinised the administration's motives, suggesting that the conflict serves as a smokescreen for mounting legal and political controversies at home. She also described the Trump administration as the "most corrupt, callous, and incompetent" in US history.

Abandoning global norms

Beyond the immediate conflict, Harris accused Trump of fundamentally altering America’s role on the world stage.

She claimed he is the first president since World War II to "abandon the responsibility to nurture and protect our alliances."

"This president seeks to walk around as if he is strong, using the force of our military against anyone he chooses while dismissing international rules and norms such as sovereignty and territorial integrity," she added. This approach, she argued, has rendered the United States "unreliable" to its partners and diminished its global influence.

Netanyahu and the 'Israel lobby'

Harris’s comments are similar to recent allegations made by Joe Kent, the former director of the National Counterterrorism Center, who resigned last month. In his resignation letter, Kent claimed that Iran posed "no imminent threat" and that the war began due to "pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby."

While Prime Minister Netanyahu has previously dismissed such claims as "fake news," asserting that Trump acts solely on what is "good for America," the narrative of external influence is gaining traction among Democratic leadership.