Top House Democrat says Trump’s Iran record has weakened US security
US House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries criticised President Donald Trump following the announcement of a new agreement with Iran, arguing that the administration had undermined an existing diplomatic framework and left the United States in a weaker position.
In a post on X, Jeffries pointed to the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action negotiated under former President Barack Obama, which placed limits on Iran’s nuclear programme.
“Donald Trump recklessly ripped that agreement up and took us to war. Now gas prices are soaring, Iran is stronger and America is less safe,” Jeffries wrote. “That’s the Trump record.”
President Obama built a global coalition that constrained Iran’s nuclear ambitions.
Donald Trump recklessly ripped that agreement up and took us to war.
Now gas prices are soaring, Iran is stronger and America is less safe.
That’s the Trump record. pic.twitter.com/PvDDpbtuiT
— Hakeem Jeffries (@RepJeffries) June 14, 2026