Sen. Lee: Biden's Troop Deployment Amid 'Imminent Hostilities' Triggers the War Powers Act In three tweets on February 25, Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) said President Biden, under the War Powers Act, must "report to Congress within 48 hours" or else remove U.S. troops from "imminent hostilities."
Sen. Lee's remarks follow NATO's decision to activate its Rapid Defense Force for the first time in NATO history.
Lee tweeted:
"President Biden’s unilateral deployment of our Armed Forces to the European theater, where we now know they are in imminent hostilities, triggers the War Powers Act, necessitating that the President report to Congress within 48 hours.
"Should Congress not receive such a report, and Congress not authorize this use of military force, our forces would need to be removed from imminent hostilities. NATO invoking Article V calling on defensive support is not self-enforcing.
"The Constitution requires that Congress must vote to authorize any use of our Armed Forces in conflict.".........
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