Former Vice President Kamala Harris has berated the President Donald Trump administration’s military actions in Iran, accusing the President of dragging the United States into a “dangerous and unnecessary gamble.”
Harris made this announcement in a statement on Saturday.
The statement, which was disseminated through the X app, represents a dramatic increase in political resistance in the wake of the recent strikes in the United States.
Harris, who was vice president from 2021 to 2025, positioned herself as the main opponent of what she described as an unpopular “regime-change war.”
“Donald Trump is dragging the United States into a war the American people do not want,” Harris wrote.
“Let me be clear: I am opposed to a regime-change war in Iran, and our troops are being put in harm’s way for the sake of Trump’s war of choice,” she added.
Harris’ critique focused on the president’s temperament and his previous campaign promises. She argued that the current escalation contradicts the noninterventionist rhetoric Trump utilized during his return to the White House.
“What we are witnessing is not strength. It is recklessness dressed up as resolve.
“During the campaign, Donald Trump promised to end wars rather than start them. It was a lie,” Harris stated.
She brought up important constitutional issues with the use of force.
The former US vice president pointed out that the president had not received official authority for the strikes and urged Congress to utilize its oversight responsibilities to stop future escalation.
“Under the Constitution of the United States, the President must receive authorization from Congress to enter a war.
“But even if he had, that does not change the fact this action is unwise, unjustified, and not supported by the American people,” the statement continued.
The human cost of the fighting was also mentioned in the statement. Harris emphasized the necessity for “steadiness and discipline” at the highest levels of command as the government acknowledged the possibility of American losses.
“Our troops deserve a commander-in-chief who approaches decisions on matters of war and peace with the same steadiness and discipline our troops show every day,” she concluded.
