Democratic lawmakers largely criticised Donald Trump’s choice on Saturday, questioning why the US president didn’t get congressional authorisation earlier than taking motion towards Iran.
“President Trump misled the nation about his intentions, failed to hunt congressional authorisation for the usage of army drive and dangers American entanglement in a doubtlessly disastrous warfare within the Center East,” mentioned Home Democratic chief Hakeem Jeffries.
He known as for Congress to be “briefed in a categorised setting” on the choice, including: “Donald Trump shoulders full and complete duty for any adversarial penalties that circulate from his unilateral army motion.”
Most Democrats echoed Jeffries’ sentiment, with the notable exception of Pennsylvania senator John Fetterman, a staunch defender of Israel and an Iran hawk.
He mentioned in a put up on X that Trump had made the “appropriate transfer”, including: “Iran is the world’s main sponsor of terrorism and can’t have nuclear capabilities.”
