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Noted 'neocon' finds surprising support from Democrats in Trump's America

Iraq war cheerleader Elliott Abrams is in the running for the No. 2 spot at the State Department. Will Democrats put their misgivings behind them in order to rein in Trump?

Julian Pecquet
Julian Pecquet
Feb 7, 2017
Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern studies at the council on Foreign Relations Elliott Abrams (L), President of the International Republican Institute Lorne Craner (C) and Executive Director of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy Robert Satloff (L) testifies before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, February 9, 2011 on the recent developments in Egypt and Lebanon. AFP PHOTO/Jim WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)
Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern studies at the Council on Foreign Relations Elliott Abrams (L), president of the International Republican Institute Lorne Craner (C) and executive director of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy Robert Satloff testify before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill on the recent developments in Egypt and Lebanon, Washington, DC, Feb. 9, 2011. — AFP/GETTY/Jim Watson

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