While the majority of Republicans in Congress (and some pro-Israel Democrats) support Donald Trump’s bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities, there is bipartisan opposition to Trump’s decision to strike Iran.
Trump’s Iran strikes meet bipartisan blowback in Congress over war powers https://t.co/HlSYKKuNYg
— Axios (@axios) June 22, 2025
Via Axios:
The objections center on the argument that Trump needed congressional authorization for such a provocative use of military force, with one House Democrat pushing for a vote to restrict further unilateral action.
“We need to immediately return to DC and vote on [Rep. Thomas Massie’s] and my War Powers Resolution to prevent America from being dragged into another endless Middle East war,” said Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.).
Massie (R-Ky.), a libertarian who often breaks with Trump, said in a post on X reacting to the strikes: “This is not Constitutional.”
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.
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) June 22, 2025
Trump struck Iran without any authorization of Congress.
We need to immediately return to DC and vote on @RepThomasMassie and my War Powers Resolution to prevent America from being dragged into another endless Middle East war. — Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) June 22, 2025
The American public is overwhelmingly opposed to the U.S. waging war on Iran. And the Israeli Foreign Minister admitted yesterday that Israeli bombing had set the Iranian nuclear program back “at least 2 or 3 years.” So what made Trump recklessly decide to rush and bomb today?… https://t.co/uylhibTCQp
— Senator Tim Kaine (@SenTimKaine) June 22, 2025
Top Democrats left in dark on Iran strike plans https://t.co/Es8FKRONfk
— Axios (@axios) June 22, 2025
NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” moderator Kristen Welker asked Vice President JD Vance if the U.S. was now at war with Iran after Donald Trump dropped bombs on three Iranian nuclear sites on Saturday.
“We’re not at war with Iran,” Vance said. “We’re at war with Iran’s nuclear program.”
Vance declined to confirm that Iran’s nuclear sites were completely destroyed, saying instead that he believes the U.S. has “substantially delayed” Iran’s ability to develop a nuclear weapon.
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