The Senate largely voted along the party’s games on Friday evening to block a The resolution aimed at preventing President Donald Trump from launching future military strikes on the authorization of Iran in the absence of the congress.
The senators voted 47 to 53 against the discharge of the resolution of war powers, with The Pennsylvania Democratic Senator John Fetterman, being the only democrat to overthrow his party. Fetterman is a fervent supporter of Israel and pleaded for military action against Iran to prevent his management from acquiring a nuclear weapon. (Related: Trump says that he will bomb Iran again if necessary in the unexpected press conference)
“I’m going to vote no on this subject simply because I would never like to restrict a future president to do this type of military exercise that has been very successful,” said Fetterman said journalists. He also argued that the intervention of the congress in deliberations on the opportunity to bomb Iran have embarrassed the success of the president’s military operation.
Fetterman has higher approval notation With the Republicans that the Democrats in Pennsylvania, a survey of survey and research on Susquehanna in June.
Kentucky Rand Paul’s Republican senator, who criticized Trump’s decision to bomb Iran unilaterally, was the only Senator in the GOP to support the resolution.
“The Constitution is clear: the congress, not the president, has the power to declare war,” said Paul. “Congress intended to ensure [following passage of the War Powers Act of 1973] A president would never unilaterally plunge the American people into war without the representatives of the people at the congress who debate the question. »»
The democratic senator of Virginie Tim Kaine sponsored the resolution of war powers and chose to go ahead with a vote despite Trump announcement A ceasefire between Iran and Israel on Monday. Kentucky republican senator Thomas Massie, head sponsor similar resolution In the House, reported that he would not force a vote on his resolution if the ceasefire takes place.
Washington, DC – March 11: The American representative Thomas Massie (R -KY) speaks to journalists during a series of votes outside the Capitol on March 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images)
The majority of the Senate Whip John Barrasso, the number two Republican of ranking, accused the Democrats of the Senate of Hypocrisie for having forced a vote on the powers of the war of the president despite the defense of the Democratic Presidents of Democratic Presidents of launching military strikes.
“Let us not forget, the Democrats said that the presidents can act without vote in the congress,” said Barrasso upstairs on the Senate on Friday before the vote. “Remember, when President Obama struck Libya in 2011, President Nancy Pelosi said the congress was not necessary because the strike was” limited “. Now that there is a republican in the White House.
Trump told journalists on Friday in the White House information room that he would bomb Iran again if necessary to prevent the country from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
“Of course, without a doubt,” Trump told journalists. “They are exhausted. The last thing they think is nuclear [weapons]”, He added.
Andi Shae Napier contributed to this report.
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