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Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) increased his criticism of President Donald Trump’s decision to enter Israel’s war with Iran.
Massie and other members of Congress have criticized Trump for circumventing congressional approval for war as outlined in the Constitution. The president can only authorize strikes if there is an imminent threat to the United States, but Massie said such a threat did not exist.
“There was no imminent threat to the United States which would authorize that,” Massie said.
He said the administration “misinterpreted” the War Powers Act.
“Congress was on vacation when all of this was happening. We haven’t been briefed, they should have called us all back [from House recess], and, frankly, we should have debated this War Powers Resolution that Ro Khanna and I offered,” he said.
Massie and Rep. Ro Khanna’s (D-CA) Iran War Powers Resolution highlights that the Constitution grants the power to declare war to Congress. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) had introduced his own version of the resolution in the Senate.