Intel: How McConnell is forcing Democrats to side with Trump on Syria

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., managed to rebuke both President Donald Trump and Democrats with one vote today. The Senate voted 68-23 to advance nonbinding legislation warning against a “precipitous withdrawal” from Syria and Afghanistan. Trump announced in December that the United States would pull out of Syria, causing considerable confusion throughout the Pentagon and among US allies.

Why it matters: McConnell effectively forced Democrats to choose between implicitly siding with Trump and angering elements of their anti-war base.