GOP Congressman Calls Trump’s Airstrike An Act of War, Says There Was “No Imminent Threat To The United States Which Would Authorize That.”
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Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY): “The notion that this is not an act of war, I find ludicrous…There was no imminent threat to the United States which would authorize that.”
CBS Host Calls Out Trump’s Secretary of State For Calling Lack of Intelligence on Iran “Irrelevant.”
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CBS Host Margaret Brennan: “Are you saying the US did not see intelligence that the Supreme Leader had ordered weaponization?”
Secretary of State Marco Rubio: “That’s irrelevant.”
Brennan: “No, that is a key point.”
Jeffries: We’ve Seen No Evidence To Justify This Type Of Offensive Strike.”
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House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY): “Donald Trump is going to have to demonstrate to the American people—and to us in Congress—that there was an imminent threat that justified his actions. It’s hard to imagine he has the ability to actually prove that, because we’ve seen no evidence to justify this type of offensive strike.”
Kaine: It’s Unconstitutional For A President To Initiate A War Like This Without Congress.
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Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA): “It’s clear that there is no congressional authorization for Trump’s war against Iran … It’s unconstitutional for a president to initiate a war like this without Congress. Every member of Congress needs to vote on this.”
Murphy: An Escalating Conflict Or Civil War In Iran Would Be Terrifying For Our Security Interests.
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Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT): “The lessons we refuse to learn in the Middle East are heartbreaking. Yes, there are a wide range of paths forward, but an escalating conflict or civil war in Iran would be terrifying for our security interests.”
Himes: “The President Has Taken A Massive, Massive Gamble Here.”
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House Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Jim Himes (D-CT): “We’ve seen this movie before. Every conflict in the Middle East has its Tom Cottons who promise us mushroom clouds, and initially things look pretty good. ‘Saddam Hussein is gone!’ … then over time we start to learn what the cost is … the president has taken a massive, massive gamble here.”
Jeffries: The GOP Tax Scam Guts Medicaid And Will Close Hospitals Throughout America.
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House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY): “One Big Ugly Bill that they are trying to jam down the throats of the American people represents the largest cut to health care in American history on top of the largest cut to nutritional assistance in American history all being done to provide tax breaks to Republican billionaire donors.”