My RedState colleague Nick Arama wrote a great piece earlier on the VIP side that talked about Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS) in the context of Operation Epic Fury, and how the TDS on display from Democrats and the MSM was not merely a distraction but also a threat in some cases.
Good faith arguments and questions should be welcomed, of course, Nick noted, but what we've seen from Democrats since the start of the strikes on Iran has been a lot more than that.
"What we're seeing is dangerous and concerning when their Trump Derangement Syndrome/desire to fight Trump trumps what should be their priority — the best interests of the American people," Nick went on to write.
To further prove the point, let us take a look at a rather revealing exchange that took place on Wednesday during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing.
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The topic of the hearing was "Securing the Future: Arms Control and International Security for the Modern Age." But the fireworks got started early on after Democrat Ranking Member Gregory Meeks (NY-05) demanded the committee subpoena Secretary of State Marco Rubio, U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff, and Special Peace Envoy Jared Kushner on grounds that the Trump administration was not being fully transparent with Congress and the American people.
The motion Meeks made in his opening statement was ultimately defeated, but not before Committee Chairman Brian Mast (FL-21) confronted Meeks over missing many of the classified intel briefings on Iran that likely would have given him answers to the questions he claimed he had:
Mast, while acknowledging the motion from Meeks, accused him of skipping fly-in day classified briefings on the conflict. The chair also said the New York Democrat “showed up 45 minutes late” to a classified briefing last week with the State Department’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research.
“Had you been on time, you might know a little bit more,” the Florida Republican told Meeks, seated directly to his left.
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Mast responded, “Again, I’d encourage you [to] attend the hearings and the briefings that we have. You’d learn quite a bit, and even consider showing up on time. You’ll learn a lot.”
"Hopefully, we don’t see any more excuses as to why you don’t show up to classified briefings," Mast went on to suggest.
Ouch!
Watch:
🚨 OMG. Democrat Rep. Meeks just tried to angrily SUBPOENA Sec. Marco Rubio because he’s upset about not having “answers” about the Iran war…
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) March 25, 2026
…but he was IMMEDIATELY exposed for ROUTINELY SKIPPING his classified intel briefings, which would give him the answers he’s demanding… pic.twitter.com/vK4Sc02SMd
Nice work from Mast for bringing the receipts in exposing the Democrat theatrics on display by Meeks.
This is yet another reason why Democrats can't be taken seriously nor be trusted on this issue. When you get numerous chances to appear at classified intel briefings to learn more information and ask questions, yet skip them, then your complaints about supposedly being kept in the dark on what's going on ring a little hollow.
Editor's Note: For decades, former presidents have been all talk and no action. Now, Donald Trump is eliminating the threat from Iran once and for all.
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