president Donald Trump In an explosive Truth Society post on Thursday, not one, not two, not three, but five Republican senators called for the election to be defeated.
“Republicans should be ashamed of themselves for the senators who just voted with Democrats to try to take away our authority to fight and defend the United States of America. Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Rand Paul, Josh Hawleyand Todd Young The president should never be re-elected,” Trump said.
He continued:
This vote greatly hindered the self-defense and national security of the United States and undermined the president’s authority as commander in chief. Regardless, despite their “stupidity,” the War Powers Act is unconstitutional and a complete violation of Article II of the Constitution, as all Presidents and their Departments of Justice have determined before me. Still, a more important Senate vote on the subject will take place next week.
Trump’s harsh words came after five Republicans he named joined the entire Senate Democratic conference in pushing a resolution that was widely seen as a slap in the face from the White House.
The measure requires the president to seek congressional approval before taking further action against Venezuela, where the U.S. military seized control of the erstwhile dictator. Nicolás Maduro The government maintained that this was a law enforcement operation during which he was detained.
Paul told reporters on Wednesday: “This debate is not really about good versus evil, bad versus good. There is a lot of evil in the world. The question is who has the authority to take the country into war. The Constitution is very clear, it divides war into two aspects.” One is to declare war or launch war, and the power is given to Congress, and then the execution of war, the creation of war is given to the president. “
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