Dan Turrentine is a former Democrat Party adviser and a regular contributor to Mark Halperin’s 2Way podcast. He recently called out his own party for calling for Trump’s impeachment, rather than supporting the president for the successful strike on Iran.
Democrats just can’t help themselves. No matter what Trump does, no matter how popular or successful, they automatically have to be against it.
They have painted themselves into a corner, politically. Turrentine can see it.
FOX News reports:
Former Dem advisor blasts ‘unhinged calls for impeachment’ after Trump’s Iran attack as ‘truly TDS’
Former Democratic Party advisor Dan Turrentine said the “unhinged calls for impeachment” in the wake of President Donald Trump’s attack on Iran was “truly [Trump Derangement Syndrome]” on display on Sunday.
The White House launched “Operation: Midnight Hammer” on Saturday and struck three of Iran’s key nuclear facilities. Many Democrats were quick to call the strike “unconstitutional” and suggested that Trump could be impeached over his decision to attack Iran without congressional authority.
Turrentine, who worked under Hillary Clinton when she was a New York senator and Colorado Gov. Jared Polis when he was in the House of Representatives, wrote on X that Democrats need to back away from talks of impeachment.
“It was too depressing to write this last night, after we got off air, so I went to bed. But, it needs to be said by more Democrats: this was not an impeachable offense, and Trump did not need congressional approval for one precision attack under the circumstances, just as Obama did not when striking Bin Laden,” Turrentine wrote.
Turrentine’s entire tweet reads:
It was too depressing to write this last night, after we got off air, so I went to bed. But, it needs to be said by more Democrats: this was not an impeachable offense, and Trump did not need congressional approval for one precision attack under the circumstances, just as Obama did not when striking Bin Laden. Why can’t our Party just say it’s great we achieved the objective and destroyed Iran’s nuclear sites, god bless the soldiers who carried this out and made it home safely, god bless our country, military, allies, and we look forward to a full intel briefing. . If one must then assert Congressional authority at the moment, add that any escalation will require congressional approval. And if you must, express concern for where this may go and what might come next.
But, for so many in my Party to knee jerk with unhinged calls for impeachment – and sadly omit in their statement support for Iran not having nuclear weapons, which has been a principle of our Party for 40 years -is truly TDS.
It was too depressing to write this last night, after we got off air, so I went to bed. But, it needs to be said by more Democrats: this was not an impeachable offense, and Trump did not need congressional approval for one precision attack under the circumstances, just as Obama…
— dan turrentine (@danturrentine) June 22, 2025
Turrentine recently appeared on Jesse Watters Primetime and talked about how the party has no strategy beyond hating Trump. Watch:
NEW: @danturrentine TORCHES Dems for having no “agenda”
“I think part of the problem is we don’t have an agenda right now. Winning campaigns focus on the real lives of real people with effective leaders and something positive to say. And we have none of the above.”… pic.twitter.com/6jMLpfMeLY
— Jason Cohen (@JasonJournoDC) June 19, 2025
If Democrats had any brains, they’d put this guy in charge.
Read the full article here