Donald Trump on the fire of criticism. “It's incompatible with the constitution.” Iran's bombing causes a turmoil, also among the Republicans
Attacks to Iran caused a sharp reaction of the Democrats. However, some insulationists from the magician movement (“Make America Great Again”, “Make America again great”).
For example, Trump's longtime ally, Steve Bannon, who is skeptical about the US military involvement, said that the president should “explain the magician” why he decided to attack Iran. Critical voices appear more, also among the Republicans.
Trump's move caused accusations not only of the Democrats, but also some president's allies who stated that the head of state did not have legal rights to conduct attacks on the Iranian nuclear program.
The Republican Congressmen Thomas Massie, from Kentucky, has worked with Trump many times. He is one of the most die -hard republican critics of the US involvement in Iran.
This week, Massie, together with several democrats from the House of Representatives, submitted a draft resolution of the House of Representatives to block the US participation in the conflict.
“It is incompatible with the constitution,” he wrote after the president announced that he attacked Iran.
“Although President Trump's decision may be right, it's hard to imagine [jej] Justification in accordance with the constitution, “wrote in turn to the 10th conservative Republican Congressman Warren Davidson.” I am waiting for his evening statement. “
“Iran did not leave President Trump to choose,” wrote on X Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and member of the Republican party. “For ten years he was adamant, claiming that Iran would never get nuclear weapons. Iran decided to give up diplomacy in pursuit of a bomb. This is a precise attack, carried out perfectly. President Trump acted prudently and strongly.”
Former Congressman from Florida Matt Gaetz, once Trump's candidate for the position of prosecutor general, who warned against the transformation of the conflict in the Middle East into another long war for the United States, said that the president's attack did not necessarily announce a greater conflict and compared him to the assassination of Iranian General General Kaszem Suleimani during the first term of Trump.
“President Trump basically wants it to be similar to the attack on Solimani – one and the end,” wrote Gaetz. “No war to change the regime. Trump as a conciliator!”
Some Republicans, including Senator Tim Sheehy, a member of the Senate Commission of the Armed Forces, expressed doubts whether the bombing of the Iranian nuclear facility in Ford means the end of the alleged threat from Iran.
American bomber B-2-such aircraft were used to attack the USA on Iran (illustrative photos)
However, after the bombing of nuclear objects, Sheehy called Saturday's military action a “right decision.”
“To all pessimists: this is not the beginning of the war, it's its end,” he said. “Iran has been at war with America for 46 years. Iranians should arise and put an end to this murderous regime.”
“Trump is total responsibility”
Trump was shocked by Washington and the whole world, publishing that American aircraft bombed three Iranian nuclear objects in Ford, Natanz and Isfahanie. Democrats were mostly agreed in opposition to attacksarguing that Trump has no permissions for them, even if the destruction of the Iranian nuclear program is the desired result.
The leading democrats from the intelligence committees of the House of Representatives and Senate – Republican Congressman Jim Himes and Senator Mark Warner – were not reportedly informed before attacks on Iranian nuclear objects.
“According to the constitution, which we both swore to defend, my attention in this matter focuses on what is happening before dropping the bombs. Dot” – said Himes on X.
The leader of the minority in the House of Representatives Hakeem Jeffries sharply criticized Trump's attacks as reckless and unauthorized, demanding full secret information for Congress and warning against the risk of “catastrophic war in the Middle East”.
“Donald Trump bears complete and full responsibility for any negative consequences resulting from his unilateral military activities,” said Jeffries.
According to a person familiar with the situation, which is referred to by Politico, Jeffries and Democrats were not informed before the attackalthough some were notified shortly before Trump's first post on Truth Social. For example, the minority leader in the Senate Chuck Schumer was to receive a cursory notification that did not contain any details.
Trump's Republican allies who pressed the president to join Israeli military operations against Tehran, mostly praised his decision.
Senator Lindsey Graham, one of the most confrontational republicans in the Senate, said that bombing was a “right decision” and that “the regime deserves it”.
“We can't allow Iran to get nuclear weapons”
Some Republicans argued before the attacks that Trump has a historical chance to stop the Iran nuclear program, despite the potential retaliation of Iran towards American bases and allies in the Middle East.
“Iran has been conducting a war of terror against the United States for 46 years,” said the chairman of the Senate intelligence committee Tom Cotton. “We cannot allow Iran to conquer nuclear weapons. Let God bless our brave troops. President Trump made the right decision, and the Ajatollahs should remember his warning so as not to attack Americans.”
The progressive Congressman Ro Khanna, one of the Democrats who joined forces with Mass, said that legislators should “return to Washington immediately” to approve the resolution “preventing America to involve America into another endless war in the Middle East”.
It is not clear what legal justification the administration gives to support the attack on Iran. This ambiguity can fuel attempts to stop Trump. Senator Tim Kaine (Democrat from Virginia) plans to force voting on a resolution blocking actions against Iran without the consent of the congress.
“American public opinion definitely opposes the US war with Iran,” said Kaine in the post on X. “And the Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs admitted yesterday that the Israeli bombing withdrew the Iranian nuclear program with” at least 2 or 3 years “. So what prompted Trump to make such a reckless decision about bombarding” terrible assessment of the situation. “
The independent senator from Vermont Bernie Sanders, who forces his own act regarding Iran, sharply criticized Trump's attack during his “Fight Oligarchy” route (“Fight the Oligarchy”) in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The crowd chanted “End of War!”, Raising his fists, while Sanders passionately questioned the president's legal rights to hit Iran.
“The reports that I have just heard are not only alarming. What happened is also grossly inconsistent with the constitution,” said Sanders. “You all know that the only institution that can declare war is the Congress of the United States. The president has no right to do so.”
