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<\/a><\/p>\nSpeaker of the House Mike Johnson, seen here at the U.S. Capitol in 2024, said the president made “the right call” in ordering attacks on Iranian nuclear sites. (Nathan Howard\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Although supporters and detractors of the decision to bomb the three sites could be found on both sides of the aisle, members of the president\u2019s party were more inclined to celebrate what one, Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson, called \u201cthe right call,\u201d while Democrats questioned the constitutionality of the president\u2019s actions.<\/p>\n
\u201cLeaders 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,\u201d Johnson wrote on a post on X.<\/p>\n
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a South Dakota Republican, also applauded the attacks in a statement Saturday, writing that Iran had \u201crejected all diplomatic pathways to peace.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe regime in Iran, which has committed itself to bringing \u2018death to America\u2019 and wiping Israel off the map, has rejected all diplomatic pathways to peace. The mullahs\u2019 misguided pursuit of nuclear weapons must be stopped,\u201d wrote Thune.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs we take action tonight to ensure a nuclear weapon remains out of reach for Iran, I stand with President Trump and pray for the American troops and personnel in harm\u2019s way,\u201d Thune continued.<\/p>\n
So across-the-board were Republicans\u2019 statements of support that it was notable when Kentucky Republican Rep. Thomas Massie posted on X, \u201cThis is not Constitutional.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ahead of the attacks, Massie introduced the War Powers Resolution, which would have prohibited \u201cUnited States Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n
Trump has since shot back at Massie, writing in a post on Truth Social that \u201cMAGA should drop this pathetic LOSER,\u201d to which Massie replied, \u201c@realDonaldTrump declared so much War on me today it should require an Act of Congress. #sassywithmassie.\u201d<\/p>\n
By contrast to the GOP, Democrats were largely opposed to the unilateral nature of Trump\u2019s decision or wary of its consequences. Ahead of Saturday\u2019s attacks, a bipartisan bloc of lawmakers made up mostly of Democrats tried to push legislation aimed at stopping Trump from bringing the United States into Israel\u2019s ongoing conflict with Iran without congressional approval.<\/p>\n
After Trump announced the attacks Saturday, many Democrats came out with statements decrying the president\u2019s use of military force without consulting Congress.<\/p>\n
In a statement after the announcement, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, the New York Democrat, urged Thune to bring the War Powers Act for a vote on the Senate floor \u201cimmediately.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cPresident Trump must provide the American people and Congress clear answers on the actions taken tonight and their implications for the safety of Americans,\u201d wrote Schumer, who is Jewish. \u201cNo president should be allowed to unilaterally march this nation into something as consequential as war with erratic threats and no strategy.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cConfronting Iran\u2019s ruthless campaign of terror, nuclear ambitions, and regional aggression demands strength, resolve, and strategic clarity. The danger of wider, longer, and more devastating war has now dramatically increased,\u201d Schumer continued.<\/p>\n