More than two years ago, Wyoming welcomed then-former President Donald Trump for his first political visit to the state. At a rally in Casper, Trump urged voters to choose Harriet Hageman over Liz Cheney in the race for Wyoming’s lone seat in the U.S. House. Chief among the reasons Trump highlighted was Cheney’s interventionist stance.
“The Cheneys have never met a war they didn’t like,” Trump said, referring to both the congresswoman and her father, former Vice President Dick Cheney, who played a pivotal role in the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
“Wyoming deserves a congresswoman who stands up for you and your values, not one who spends all of her time putting you down, going after your president in the most vicious way possible and loving endless, nonsensical, bloody, horrible wars that never end,” Trump said. “They just never end.”
Hageman, too, cast Cheney as a “warmonger” for her “interventionist ways” during the 2022 campaign, and promised voters she would be a different kind of congresswoman for Wyoming.
Now, in her second term, Hageman joins U.S. Sens. John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis in backing the Trump administration’s intervention in the Middle East.
The three members of Wyoming’s federal delegation have made public comments supporting Trump’s decision on Saturday to bomb three Iranian nuclear facilities.
While a ceasefire between Iran and Israel is reported to be holding, Trump has said the conflict is both “over” and that it could start again “soon.” There have also been conflicting reports about the extent to which the U.S. strikes destroyed Iranian nuclear sites.
Barrasso, Lummis and Hageman did not respond to WyoFile’s inquiry asking to what extent they would support additional U.S. intervention in the conflict.
Background
Before her ousting, Cheney supported U.S. intervention in the war between Ukraine and Russia.
“America cannot defend and maintain our own freedom and security if we think that we’re simply going to withdraw from the world and not lead,” Cheney told CBS in February 2022.
In response, Hageman condemned the Russian invasion to Cowboy State Daily but pushed back on Cheney’s stance.
“It’s also alarming to see that Liz Cheney simply can’t resist falling back into her interventionist ways. In her remarks, she came awfully close to calling for American military intervention, which would be extraordinarily dangerous and something that I strongly oppose,” Hageman said. “We must do whatever we can to support the Ukrainians, but inserting American troops squarely into the conflict would be a horrible idea.”
Since then, Hageman has voted against Ukrainian aid while supporting assistance for Israel.
More recently, Hageman said, “Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon.”
Ahead of Saturday’s strikes, Barrasso gave an interview to Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends.” Trump’s Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is a former co-host of the weekend show. During his TV appearance, Barrasso defended Trump for “doing absolutely the right thing to keep America safe.”
“He has been very consistent for 10 years, saying Iran cannot be allowed to have a nuclear weapon. He said it strongly. He’s read it repeatedly, because he knows that Iran with a nuclear weapon is a threat to the people of the United States, and we stand with the people of Israel,” Barrasso said.
After the Saturday strikes, the Wyoming senator reiterated his position on X.
“The greatest threat to the safety of the United States and the world is Iran with a nuclear weapon,” Barrasso wrote in a post.
As Senate Majority Whip and a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Barrasso has advocated for increased defense spending.
“Republicans will rebuild our military, improve military readiness, expand shipbuilding, and invest in new technologies to keep America safe, including an Iron Dome for America,” Barrasso said on the Senate floor in March. “All of this makes our military more lethal. Americans strongly support these policies. They know that this is the path towards safety and security.”
In 2023, Barrasso split with Lummis over whether to repeal the resolutions that gave the executive branch permission to wage decades of war in the Middle East, according to the Jackson Hole News and Guide.
Lummis supported the repeal, describing the resolution as a move away from the model of “forever wars.” Generally speaking, Lummis has held a
cautious stance regarding American military intervention, recently citing concerns over spending levels.
In the case of Iran, Lummis supports Trump.
“For years, Iran has openly chanted ‘death to America’ and has acted as the world’s largest sponsor of terrorism. Iran having nuclear weapons is a threat to our country and allies. President Trump was right to order this strike on their nuclear facilities,” Lummis posted on X.
“May God continue to bless our troops.”
If we’re going to talk about 1983, it helps to look at the deeper history that shaped it. In 1953, the CIA and MI6 helped overthrow Iran’s elected leader, Mohammad Mossadegh, in Operation Ajax. That move installed the Shah and fueled long-term resentment, paving the way for the 1979 revolution and the rise of the Islamic Republic.
Over the years, we’ve often sidelined the voices of people who truly understood the region—diplomats like Chas Freeman, and analysts like John Paton Davies, who warned us decades ago about backing unstable regimes for short-term gain. Their insights might not have changed the course of events alone, but they pointed to another way—one rooted in deeper understanding and diplomacy.
The Cold War was a powerful force, and many decisions were made under the shadow of the domino theory. Still, it’s worth asking if resources like oil played a quiet, guiding hand in some of our foreign policy choices. Ironically, Iran once admired aspects of our system of government. That connection feels long lost now.
If we’re looking even further back, the legacy of colonialism in the Middle East—beginning with Britain’s control over former Ottoman territories—left deep scars. By the 1940s, they passed responsibility on to the United States, and we’ve been navigating the consequences ever since.
I understand the frustration that leads people to speak in extreme terms. But I think the harder work—the more lasting kind—lies in learning from history rather than repeating its mistakes. People don’t easily forget being humiliated or hurt, and it’s tough to bomb away memory.
Note: edited with the assistance from AI
The Wyoming Congressional delegation is incapable of independent thought. They are cattle with nose rings being pulled by Trumpy in any direction he commands.
Totally different situation from Iraq, daddy did the right thing, no more whining!
Never cared much for Liz’s politics, but at least she had her principals and stood by them. These three pots have a lot of nerve to say they speak for the people of Wyoming. The public lands sales are just one more example of what kind of party tools they’ve turned into. When did DC’s ideals become Wyoming’s?
I didn’t know we were at war with Iran. I thought we had just decimated their ability to build a nuclear weapon.
Anyone who doesn’t understand what’s going on here is either a simpleton or has a bad case of TDS.
This is 40 years past due. When the Marine barracks were bombed in Lebanon in 1983, Reagan should have turned Iran into a glass parking lot.
Reagan should have resigned his Presidency over the bombing of the Marine barracks in Lebanon in 1983. He sent them there without any real purpose other than being sitting ducks.
Next thing you can all whine about is the recent SCOTUS RULING on injunctions. They over. Your bought paid for judges were all shot down. Trump was fallowing the letter of the law on his job as president of USA. Now round up the illegal grifters and move em out!! You Democrats will be using lot of adult diapers and winged crying pads( I own stock in those manufacturers). PROCEED ON ALL FRONTS 47!!
“Fallowing the letter of the law’ indeed; Larry got that right.
Whatever.
I’d much rather see Congress and the king deported. Immigrants contribute to our society (as they have since its founding) while congress and the king simply support the wealthy at the expense of us commoners.
Clinton, Biden and Harris have openly and consistently spoken they’d attack Iran to prevent them from building a nuke, all Dems. The War Powers Resolution allows the Executive branch to attack someone for 60 days w/o congressional approval. Trump took 36 hours with a clear objective to execute, as perfectly as could be dreamed, the destruction of Iran’s nuke making capabilities. Wyo’s delegation unanimously supports this amazingly successful action. What’s the problem?
Obama bombed seven countries in 2016 alone; Libya, Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen, Somalia, Iraq and Pakistan using over 26,000 bombs – without one vote from Congress. Zero outrage from Dems. Juxtapose both efforts together and the differences require no further explanation.
Trump removed the driver for Israel to continue a war with Iran, ending it in 12 days. That helps secure the entire middle east from decades of Iran’s nihilistic threats as well as secondary peaceful effects with Russia, Ukraine, China, North Korea, all of NATO and us. The Abraham Accords is also strengthened. You can sign me up to be a sucker for this level of success every day, all day long.
It’s hard to understand Hagemans logic or lack of. Our entire Congressional delegation appears to have become simply Pres. Trump’s puppets.
I didn’t know that backsliding venomous snakes were eligible to run for office in Wyoming.
No surprise. They are just Trump lemmings ready to jump off the cliff with him. This is apparently the kind of representation that Wyoming wants. Followers, not leaders.
the garbage truck will be running its route come election season 2026. Back it up, load it up and send it on its way
Oh Hypocrisy! Thy name is Harriet HAGeman!
Hageman is a disingenuous, talk out of both sides of her mouth forked tongue ___________ (you fill in the blank). Those phony scripted ‘town hall’ meetings where she doesn’t answer questions, taunts and mocks the audience and has cops roam the auditorium to stare down and intimidate the attendees (as happened in Cody). She’s also for sale, as proven by her support of that public land selloff heist. Can’t forget the Aaron Billion swipe Wyo water to Denver/front range scheme. Hageman is about as anti-Wyoming as it gets but we knew that, and still sent this conjurer to DC. We reap what we sow
Of course Rep. Hageman backed Trump’s folly in Iran. She has no real political core and will do whatever dear leader tells her to do. After all, she owes her position to Trump, so she has no other choice if all she cares about is her own political standing.
Hageman’s career rests on a lie. You can’t trust a single thing she says. I hope the voters of Wyoming can see through her evil ways.
This is much different scenario. Don’t confuse the two. Trump shut down a war that had been going on since 1979. Iran accepted a cease fire with sworn mortal enemy in very short time. Iran basically surrendered. Any one who is against Trump dropping these in to Irans back yard is essentially an ANTI-SEMANTIC or Anti Jewish. GOOD JOB 47!!!
semantic – relating to meaning in language or logic.
Your posts and other chrump fans are the ones who are anti-semantic.
Also, stop drinking the kool-aid
Chuck. At this time there is cease fire and Blood isn’t being shed. Sore old man you’re the loser and whiner about that fact. Ya all are bitching about SUCCESS.