GOP Rep Massie joins Democrats in opposition to US Iran strikes
Are they actually going to vote on something real?
One of President Donald Trump's longtime Republican critics, Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., joined Gang of Eight Democrats in opposition to Operation Epic Fury, the U.S. strikes on Iranian military targets.
Trump has not sought congressional approval for an attack on Iran, Massie wrote on X, rebuking "acts of war unauthorized by Congress."
"I am opposed to this War," Massie added in a second X post Saturday morning. "This is not 'America First.'
"When Congress reconvenes, I will work with @RepRoKhanna to force a Congressional vote on war with Iran. The Constitution requires a vote, and your Representative needs to be on record as opposing or supporting this war."
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio reportedly met earlier this week with the Gang of Eight, and a spokesman for House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., told Fox News Digital that Rubio called the speaker before the overnight strikes were carried out in Iran.
Notably, Trump has reminded the world that Iran's regime had targeted him, including fomenting assassination talk in retaliation of his first administration's taking out Islamic Republican Guard QUDs force commander Qasem Soleimani Jan. 3, 2020.
"I was the hunted, now I am the hunter," Trump said on the White House lawn before the Operation Midnight Hammer strikes and amid past warnings to Iranian leaders.
Article I of the U.S. Constitution grants Congress the power to declare war, but a U.S. official told Fox News chief national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin that Trump's U.S. military armada in the Middle East, working in concert with Israel, is targeting military targets and ballistic missile sites that pose an "imminent threat."
The U.S. military is not targeting Iran's leadership, but Israel is, the official added.
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Alerting Congress was a topic of contention during the stealth operation to extract Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro, when Trump and Rubio said they did not alert the Gang of Eight in advance, fearing leaks and putting U.S. troops at risk before the operation.
The Gang of Eight consists of the four Republican and Democrat leaders of Congress and four other members of the House and Senate Intelligence Committees.
Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, is part of the group.
"Everything I have heard from the administration before and after these strikes on Iran confirms this is a war of choice with no strategic endgame," Himes wrote …
Are they actually going to vote on something real?
One of President Donald Trump's longtime Republican critics, Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., joined Gang of Eight Democrats in opposition to Operation Epic Fury, the U.S. strikes on Iranian military targets.
Trump has not sought congressional approval for an attack on Iran, Massie wrote on X, rebuking "acts of war unauthorized by Congress."
"I am opposed to this War," Massie added in a second X post Saturday morning. "This is not 'America First.'
"When Congress reconvenes, I will work with @RepRoKhanna to force a Congressional vote on war with Iran. The Constitution requires a vote, and your Representative needs to be on record as opposing or supporting this war."
HISTORIC US-ISRAEL STRIKES ON IRAN UNDERWAY AS TEHRAN FACES REGIME SURVIVAL TEST
Secretary of State Marco Rubio reportedly met earlier this week with the Gang of Eight, and a spokesman for House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., told Fox News Digital that Rubio called the speaker before the overnight strikes were carried out in Iran.
Notably, Trump has reminded the world that Iran's regime had targeted him, including fomenting assassination talk in retaliation of his first administration's taking out Islamic Republican Guard QUDs force commander Qasem Soleimani Jan. 3, 2020.
"I was the hunted, now I am the hunter," Trump said on the White House lawn before the Operation Midnight Hammer strikes and amid past warnings to Iranian leaders.
Article I of the U.S. Constitution grants Congress the power to declare war, but a U.S. official told Fox News chief national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin that Trump's U.S. military armada in the Middle East, working in concert with Israel, is targeting military targets and ballistic missile sites that pose an "imminent threat."
The U.S. military is not targeting Iran's leadership, but Israel is, the official added.
KHANNA AND MASSIE THREATEN TO FORCE A VOTE ON IRAN AS PROSPECT OF US ATTACK LOOMS
Alerting Congress was a topic of contention during the stealth operation to extract Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro, when Trump and Rubio said they did not alert the Gang of Eight in advance, fearing leaks and putting U.S. troops at risk before the operation.
The Gang of Eight consists of the four Republican and Democrat leaders of Congress and four other members of the House and Senate Intelligence Committees.
Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, is part of the group.
"Everything I have heard from the administration before and after these strikes on Iran confirms this is a war of choice with no strategic endgame," Himes wrote …
GOP Rep Massie joins Democrats in opposition to US Iran strikes
Are they actually going to vote on something real?
One of President Donald Trump's longtime Republican critics, Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., joined Gang of Eight Democrats in opposition to Operation Epic Fury, the U.S. strikes on Iranian military targets.
Trump has not sought congressional approval for an attack on Iran, Massie wrote on X, rebuking "acts of war unauthorized by Congress."
"I am opposed to this War," Massie added in a second X post Saturday morning. "This is not 'America First.'
"When Congress reconvenes, I will work with @RepRoKhanna to force a Congressional vote on war with Iran. The Constitution requires a vote, and your Representative needs to be on record as opposing or supporting this war."
HISTORIC US-ISRAEL STRIKES ON IRAN UNDERWAY AS TEHRAN FACES REGIME SURVIVAL TEST
Secretary of State Marco Rubio reportedly met earlier this week with the Gang of Eight, and a spokesman for House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., told Fox News Digital that Rubio called the speaker before the overnight strikes were carried out in Iran.
Notably, Trump has reminded the world that Iran's regime had targeted him, including fomenting assassination talk in retaliation of his first administration's taking out Islamic Republican Guard QUDs force commander Qasem Soleimani Jan. 3, 2020.
"I was the hunted, now I am the hunter," Trump said on the White House lawn before the Operation Midnight Hammer strikes and amid past warnings to Iranian leaders.
Article I of the U.S. Constitution grants Congress the power to declare war, but a U.S. official told Fox News chief national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin that Trump's U.S. military armada in the Middle East, working in concert with Israel, is targeting military targets and ballistic missile sites that pose an "imminent threat."
The U.S. military is not targeting Iran's leadership, but Israel is, the official added.
KHANNA AND MASSIE THREATEN TO FORCE A VOTE ON IRAN AS PROSPECT OF US ATTACK LOOMS
Alerting Congress was a topic of contention during the stealth operation to extract Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro, when Trump and Rubio said they did not alert the Gang of Eight in advance, fearing leaks and putting U.S. troops at risk before the operation.
The Gang of Eight consists of the four Republican and Democrat leaders of Congress and four other members of the House and Senate Intelligence Committees.
Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, is part of the group.
"Everything I have heard from the administration before and after these strikes on Iran confirms this is a war of choice with no strategic endgame," Himes wrote …
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