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In the wake of President Donald Trump's military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities Saturday, Republicans in Congress are at odds over the constitutionality of the military action without congressional approval.
House Speaker Mike Johnson said: "The President made the right call, and did what he needed to do.
"Leaders in Congress were aware of the urgency of this situation and the Commander-in-Chief evaluated that the imminent danger outweighed the time it would take for Congress to act.
"The world's largest state sponsor of terrorism, which chants 'Death to America,' simply could not be allowed the opportunity to obtain and use nuclear weapons.
"The President fully respects the Article I power of Congress, and tonight's necessary, limited, and targeted strike follows the history and tradition of similar military actions under presidents of both parties."
But a fellow Republican, U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, said the dropping of 12 bunker buster bombs in a precision strike on three nuclear sites was "not constitutional."
Massie responded directly to Johnson's opinion, saying: "Why didn't you call us back from vacation to vote on military action if there was a serious threat to our country?"
"I introduced a War Powers Resolution on Tuesday, while Congress was on vacation. We would have had plenty of time to debate and vote on this."
Massie added: "When two countries are bombing each other daily in a hot war, and a third country joins the bombing, that's an act of war.
"I'm amazed at the mental gymnastics being undertaken by neocons in DC (and their social media bots) to say we aren't at war… so they can make war."
As WorldNetDaily reported, U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocaio-Cortez, D-N.Y., says Trump should be impeached due to the strike.
"The President's disastrous decision to bomb Iran without authorization is a grave violation of the Constitution and Congressional War Powers," she indicated.
"He has impulsively risked launching a war that may ensnare us for generations. It is absolutely and clearly grounds for impeachment."
Fox News host Mark Levin noted: "See how the media keep quoting the Democrats and a handful of ignorant Republicans about the constitutionality of President Trump's power to order a strike on Iran's nuclear sites?"
Meanwhile, President Trump warned further U.S. military action would be coming should Iran retaliate against the U.S.:
"ANY RETALIATION BY IRAN AGAINST THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WILL BE MET WITH FORCE FAR GREATER THAN WHAT WAS WITNESSED TONIGHT. THANK YOU! DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES."
Numerous presidents of both major political parties have taken military action against countries without congressional approval in recent years, including Democrat Barack Obama launching strikes in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Libya, Yemen, Somalia and Pakistan.
