During a Breitbart News Fight Club Roundtable on Thursday, Senator Bernie Moreno (R-OH) accused the Democratic Party of utilizing the Israel conflict to promote anti-Americanism. Moreno argued that critics use the nation's alliance with Israel as a tool to suggest the United States is a fundamentally broken system.
The escalation from 17 to 46 Democratic votes
Senator Bernie Moreno (R-OH) presented a stark statistical argument during a Breitbart News Fight Club Roundtable held this past Thursday. According to the report from Breitbart News, Moreno tracked a significant and accelerating shift in how Democratic senators approach certain votes related to Israel.
Moreno claimed that when he first entered the Senate roughly 18 months ago, only 17 Democrats voted in alignment with Senator Bernie Sanders on these matters. He noted a steady climb in that number, moving to 27 and then 40, before reaching a recent peak where 46 out of 47 Democrats voted the same way. In contrast, Moreno highlighted the cohesion of the Republican conference, stating that 53 out of 53 members had remained united until a single recent deviation.
Using Israel as a 'shill' for anti-Americanism
The core of Moreno's critique is that the debate over Israel is being used as a tactical distraction from broader domestic issues.. He argued that the Democratic Party is not merely debating foreign policy, but is instead using Israel as a "shill" to suggest that the United States is a fundamentally broken nation.
During the event, which was hosted by Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow and Washington Bureau Chief Matthew Boyle, Moreno suggested that this "anti-America narrative" is a way to attaack the country's core stability. He maintained that while the U.S. must always act in its own national interest, supporting allies like Israel is essential because they are surrounded by "bad actors" who pose a threat to American security and interests.
The mystery of the one Democrat who broke ranks
While Moreno painted a picture of a nearly monolithic Democratic voting bloc, he did acknowledge a single outlier. he noted that one Democrat refused to follow the recent trend, stating that this individual does not believe the United States should abandon its relationship with Israel.
However, the Breitbart News report leaves a significant question unanswered: who is this lone dissenter? Identifying this senator would provide crucial context to whether the trend Moreno describes is truly universal among Democrats or if there remains a significant pocket of moderate support for the Israeli alliance. Without a name, the claim remains a generalized observation of party behavior rather than a specific indictment of individual members.
From Senate halls to Detroit's progressive circles
The tension Moreno described in Washington is mirrored by the cultural and political divides seen in grassroots movements. The Breitbart report included an image of Michigan progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed interacting with streamer Hasan Piker at a content creator event in Detroit on August 3, 2026.
This visual serves as a reminder of the broader ideological battleground. While Moreno focuses on legislative votes in the Senate, the presence of figures like El-Sayed and Piker suggests that the debate over U.S. foreign policy and its relationship with Israel is being fought simultaneously in digital spaces and local political campaigns across the country, creating a multi-fronted political conflict.
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