Trump vetoes measure to restrain his actions against Iran, calls it 'insulting' to the presidency

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President Trump vetoed a resolution aimed to limit the administration's military actions against Iran without congressional approval. Trump called it “insulting' to the presidency.

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between Tehran and world powers in 2018 and reimposed crippling sanctions against Iran. Last May, the U.S. sent thousands more troops, including long-range bombers and an aircraft carrier, to the Middle East in response to what it called a growing threat of Iranian attacks on U.S. interests in the region.

The tensions spiked when U.S. forces killed Iran’s most powerful general in January. Iran responded with a ballistic missile attack on a base in western Iraq where U.S. troops were present. No Americans were killed, but more than 100 suffered traumatic brain injuries from the blasts. Trump did not consult with congressional leaders ahead of the attack on Soleimani, and there was concern in Congress that Tehran and Washington were perilously close to all-out conflict.

The White House sent Congress a notification explaining the rationale for killing Soleimani, but kept it classified. Some Democrats were unconvinced that the threat posed by Soleimani was imminent or that other alternatives to the killing were pursued in good faith. After Trump administration officials briefed lawmakers, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced a vote on the resolution, calling the killing of Soleimani “provocative and disproportionate.

He said the strike on Soleimani was authorized by law, including the war powers to use force against Iraq in 2002 and Article II of the Constitution, which outlines presidential powers.

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Anyone for 'disobeying' the king

pistach01 Trump is mentally unfit!!

Democrats are now helping Iran so openly?

The most insulting thing to the presidency is you holding that position.

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realDonaldTrump himself IS an insult to presidency - and decency, and humanity. Why should we care if his vainglorious self-esteem is a little hurt...?

Insulting to Trump's presidency but a necessary national defense decision when we have a president who's a reckless retaliatory sociopath.

Trump is synonymous with insult.

HE is an insult to The Presidency!! 💩

This needs immediate attention from our congressional body. He is really trying to go to war with Iran. We can not afford to go to war. This country is already decimated and but a war would destroy this country as we know it.

Lol seriously trump stupidity goes on and on

Fuckwit has never read the Constitution

Dear Americans you need to get rid of this malignancy and he tendrils ASAP.

So the constitution is insulting to the presidency? Actually, that's probably the intent.

He’s an insult to the presidency.

What kind of bullshit system allows for a president to veto something that the House and Senate passed to limit his ability to go to war whenever he feels like it? A system that allows a president to go unchecked is a broken system.

No big surprise on that. Who ever thought this was going to input somesence to this [king], willing is a bit also with some issues of it's self. SO HELP US GOD!

Is it not educational to see how little hatred and violence is on news today. Low oil prices have hurt proxy armies and aid to terrorists. Just saying.

Speaking of insults to the presidency...

Dear leader

Insulting to his ego, since it wasn't deemed necessary until HIS presidency. realDonaldTrump is such an insecure, WEAK man, which he proved daily when he resists the ideals of our Constitutional framers.

He doesn't understand that this will apply to Democratic presidents as well. He would have been the first person to support it if this came when Obama was still president.

This story has no reason. Trying to restrict Presidential powers will go no where. Trump is not trying to war with Iran. We should keep an eye on China, though. Not with bullets, but cyber, social, anyway they can hit us. They are sneaky. How do we now have china hornet?

Good

Trump is the insult on USA

realDonaldTrump

No no you own that part.

Trump is insulting and must resign.

Trump's an insult on the presidency and anything decent

Insulting. That guy comes up with words just read from the dictionary

The 'Emperor has no clothes'!

Hahahahahaha hahahahaha

Its insulting that he is still president!

During a pandemic in Iran--what a dumb nation...

He’s insulting to the presidency!

Trump is an insult to the American Presidency

United States of America slowly falling in a full dictature... I'm relieved I do not live there...

His presidency is insulting.

Good.

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'Believe me, I know about being an insult to the presidency..' -realDonaldTrump

Because what is more important in middle of a pandemic than starting wars and killing more innocent people.. how can we refrain from so much joy !

A bunch of Iranian lobbyists are real upset today

He is insulting to intelligent Americans

He’ll start a war if he wants to!

No, just to your presidency. You've already embarrassed us all enough.

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