Far-left podcaster Jennifer Welch claims GOP support of military is 'performative'

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Podcast host had accused Trump and Republicans of funding wars but not soldiers, while warning U.S. could see boots-on-ground in Iran Jennifer Welch on a Wednesday episode of the "I've Had It" podcast accused President Donald Trump and the Republican Party of treating support for the U.S. troops as "performative," while discussing the possibility of American boots being on the ground in Iran. "But what he has exposed is that the Republican Party’s support for the military and for the troops has always been performative," Welch said. "They fund the bombs. They fund the war. They never fund the soldier." "And let's not kid ourselves. If there are boots on the ground, they will be American boots. They will be American soldiers." Iranian women collecting money for the war effort outside an air raid shelter in Tehran, during the Iran-Iraq War, May 11, 198