In a rare rebuke, a handful of Senate Republicans broke with Trump to support a resolution requiring congressional approval for a strike against Iran.
WASHINGTON – Eight Senate Republicans broke with President Donald Trump on Thursday – joining all the chamber's Democrats to support legislation that would restrict the president's ability to wage war with Iran.
“I fear that the president’s erratic decision-making, his lack of strategy, his inability to control his impulses may bumble us into a war… even if he doesn’t intend it,” Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said during Thursday’s debate. Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Thursday that she would bring the Senate measure up for a House vote later this month. But even if it passes the House, Trump is almost certain to veto it. And there's little chance that proponents of the measure could get the two-thirds House and Senate super-majority needed to override a veto.
Story continues"This was not some reckless act. It was a calculated and limited response to a significant, growing threat of attack against U.S. personnel in Iraq by an emboldened adversary," Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said in a Senate floor speech earlier this week. Trump's decision, he added, has restored deterrence and reduced the risk of war.
The eight Republicans who voted “yes” on the resolution were: Sens. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, Susan Collins of Maine, Mike Lee of Utah, Rand Paul of Kentucky, Jerry Moran of Kansas, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Todd Young of Indiana.
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