American Military News by Laura Widener May 06, 2020
On Wednesday, President Donald Trump vetoed legislation Congress had passed to limit his power to wage war against Iran.
“This was a very insulting resolution, introduced by Democrats as part of a strategy to win an election on November 3 by dividing the Republican Party,†Trump said in a statement released by the White House. “The few Republicans who voted for it played right into their hands.â€
“Congress should not have passed this resolution,†Trump declared.
The legislation first came a week after Trump ordered airstrikes that killed a top Iranian general, Qassem Soleimani, and critics of Trump decried his action as provoking a war with Iran. It was sent to Trump’s desk on Tuesday, nearly two months after it was passed by both chambers of Congress.
“The strike against Soleimani was fully authorized by law, including by the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 and Article II of the Constitution,†Trump said in his statement.
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