SOME of Donald Trump’s most loyal campaign supporters are criticising his decision to strike Syria, charging him with breaking his promise to keep the US out of another war in the Middle East.

Commentators on the far right have also criticised him for launching the strike without seeking congressional approval first — something he said on Twitter in 2013 would be a “big mistake.”

The President must get Congressional approval before attacking Syria-big mistake if he does not! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 30, 2013

Paul Joseph Watson, an editor at the conspiracy theorist site Infowars, said on Twitter that Mr Trump “was just another deep state/neo-con puppet.” He added, “I’m officially OFF the Trump train.”

I guess Trump wasn't "Putin's puppet" after all, he was just another deep state/Neo-Con puppet.



I'm officially OFF the Trump train. — Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) April 7, 2017

Similarly, white nationalist Richard Spencer, also condemned the attack and hinted at supporting Democrat Tulsi Gabbard in the 2020 presidential election. Ms Gabbard met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad of Syria in January and on Thursday criticised the missile strike as shortsighted and reckless.

Far-right commentator Ann Coulter has also voiced her opposition to the air strike and criticised Mr Trump in a tweet.

Trump campaigned on not getting involved in Mideast. Said it always helps our enemies & creates more refugees. Then he saw a picture on TV. — Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) April 7, 2017

However, some of Mr Trump’s traditional adversaries have given support for the decision to launch the strike.

On the Democratic side, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer offered praise for the military action, claiming it was the “right thing to do.”

“Making sure Assad knows that when he commits such despicable atrocities he will pay a price is the right thing to do,” Schumer said in a statement. “It is incumbent on the Trump Administration to come up with a strategy and consult with Congress to implement it.”

House Minority leader Nancy Pelosi also gave mild approval for the attack, issuing a statement that called it “a proportional response to the regime’s use of chemical weapons.”

She added, however, that if Mr Trump “intends to escalate the US military involvement in Syria, he must come to Congress for an Authorization for Use of Military Force.”

Republican Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham released a joint statement that said the action was a “first step” while calling for a cohesive plan for action in the war torn country.

“Building on tonight’s credible first step, we must finally learn the lessons of history and ensure that tactical success leads to strategic progress,” the statement read.

“That means following through with a new, comprehensive strategy in co-ordination with our allies and partners to end the conflict in Syria.”

US Tomahawk missiles, launched from two warships in the Mediterranean Sea, targeted airstrips, hangars, control towers and ammunition areas in Sharyat, central Syria, according to officials.

They suspect a mixture of chlorine and a nerve agent were used in Syria’s attack on the largely opposition-held Idlib province.

INTERNATIONAL REACTION

Britain has backed Mr Trump’s air strikes against Bashar al Assad after the “barbaric” chemical attack on Idlib which killed at least 72 people.

Downing Street called the targeted assault by US cruise missiles in the early hours as an “appropriate response” to the Syrian regimen.

The British government has offered its full support to Mr Trump after he ordered the strike, reports The Sun.

On Friday morning, a No 10 spokeswoman said: “Overnight, the US has taken military action against the Syrian regimen, targeting the airfield in Shayrat which was used to launch the chemical weapons attack earlier this week.

“The UK Government fully supports the US action, which we believe was an appropriate response to the barbaric chemical weapons attack launched by the Syrian regimen, and is intended to deter further attacks.”

The Defence Secretary confirmed the UK was given advance notice of the air strikes last night, but was not asked to get involved.

Sir Michael Fallon told the BBC his US counterpart James Mattis had notified them “this was to be a US-only operation”.

He suggested the strikes were a one-off, saying they were “designed to deter” more chemical attacks.

And he appeared to rule out the UK joining action in the future, telling Radio 4’s Today program: “We’ve all got to work much harder. We’re not committed to military action against Syria. Our parliament considered that before back in 2013 and turned it down.

“But we are involved in trying to get a political settlement in Syria and we will all be working harder to do that now.”