The decisive airstrikes that President Trump ordered against Iran's nuclear program have taken Democrats off guard. 

This is possibly the most momentous move that President Trump has made during his second administration, and Democrats are not pleased, as the New York Post reported.

Some Democrats have expressed their outrage, like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), who has called for him to be impeached. However, there are also Democrats who are expressing their approval of the assaults, stating that they are long overdue.

While this is going on, the leadership of the Democratic Party appears to be shifting the goalposts over how tough they anticipate Trump to be on Iran.

Immediate response

“It’s all over the map,” Democratic strategist Brad Bannon, who hosts the progressive podcast “Deadline DC,” admitted to reporters on the Democrat party’s messaging on the strikes against Iran.

“It’s never good when messaging is all over the map,” he added. “Democrats have to find a way to unite against Trump’s provocations. The implications of this are mind-numbing.”

Ocasio-Cortez wasn't unclear; however, she struck out against Trump, saying on X, “The President’s disastrous decision to bomb Iran without authorization is a grave violation of the Constitution and Congressional War Powers.

"It is absolutely and clearly grounds for impeachment.”

Dems from the other side

While some were firmly in the anti-war camp, other Democrats took the strike against a long-time adversarial nation as a good thing.

“As I’ve long maintained, this was the correct move,” Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) said. “Iran is the world’s leading sponsor of terrorism and cannot have nuclear capabilities. I’m grateful for and salute the finest military in the world.”

Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) also hailed the move as a positive one, concluding that “The world is safer because of the actions of our brave service members.”

Reps. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) and Jared Moskowitz (D-NJ) made similar claims, but they also noted that Congress should have been allowed to approve the strikes: “Presidents of both parties have unilaterally undertaken major military operations without Congressional authorization,” Torres noted. “If there is a serious effort to reclaim those powers, I would vote for it.”

From leadership

Democratic leadership, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), was clear in its stand against Trump, asserting that he escalated the current issues in the area.

Despite voting against the Obama-era Iran nuclear deal, and having a strong Jewish heritage, Schumer took to social media to call out Trump, using the acronym TACO — short for “Trump Always Chickens Out.”

“If TACO Trump is already folding on Iran, the American people need to know about it,” Schumer declared at the time. “No side deals.”