The U.S. bombing of Iran has not only left the United States Congress divided but also has created rifts in the MAGA base.
Top Democrat leaders on the Senate and House intelligence were not informed about it, while their Republican counterparts were. The U.S. senator of Virginia, Mark Warner, and representative of Connecticut, Jim Himes, were reportedly not briefed before the attack.
The attack, named Operation Midnight Hammer, involved 125 aircraft 바카라 including seven B-2 bombers carrying 14 bunker busters weighing three tons 바카라 and 75 Tomahawk missiles launched from the US.
Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York said the attack is 바카라clearly grounds for impeachment.바카라
"The president바카라s disastrous decision to bomb Iran without authorization is a grave violation of the Constitution and Congressional War Powers. He has impulsively risked launching a war that may ensnare us for generations,바카라 she posted on X.
Democratic Representative Rashida Tlaib of Michigan said, "President Trump sending U.S. troops to bomb Iran without the consent of Congress is a blatant violation of our Constitution.바카라
The attacks on Iran came as most Democrats had left Washington for the Juneteenth holiday, as per reports. However, there has been criticism that the top intelligence panels were not informed.
Arizona senator Mark Kelly told NBC바카라s Meet the Press on Sunday, 바카라He could have talked to us about what the goal is and what the plan is ahead of time.바카라
He added that the White House should have come to Congress and asked for authorization. 바카라That바카라s the constitutional approach to this,바카라 Kelly said.
Chris Coons, a senior Democratic member of the Senate foreign relations committee, said last week, 바카라Cost, duration, risk to our troops, strategy 바카라 the basics before we make a decision of this consequence.바카라
The Guardian reported that Himes바카라s committee staff received information about the strike from the Pentagon only after U.S. President Donald Trump made the announcement on social media.
Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia, who serves on both the Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, emphasized that Congress should be briefed in advance. 바카라Congress needs to authorize a war against Iran,바카라 he said. 바카라This Trump war against Iran 바카라 we have not.바카라
The Make America Great Again (MAGA) enthusiasts are also split about the U.S. striking Iran. Marjorie Taylor Greene 바카라 a far right congresswoman and a Trump loyalist 바카라 posted on X, before Trump announced the attacks, 바카라Every time America is on the verge of greatness, we get involved in another foreign war. There would not be bombs falling on the people of Israel if [its prime minister Benjamin] Netanyahu had not dropped bombs on the people of Iran first. Israel is a nuclear armed nation. This is not our fight. Peace is the answer.바카라
However, after the attack, she posted, 바카라Let us join together and pray for the safety of our U.S. troops and Americans in the Middle East.바카라
Charlie Kirk, a right-wing influence, had said that an attack on Iran might divide MAGA. 바카라Trump voters, especially young people, supported [him] because he was the first president in my lifetime to not start a new war,바카라 The Guardian reported. However, in a Sunday interview with vice President J.D. Vance on Meet the Press, Kirk praised the U.S.바카라 bombing.
바카라They dropped 30,000 pound bombs on a target the size of a washing machine, and then got back home safely without ever landing in the Middle East,바카라 Vance said in the clip. 바카라Whatever our politics, we should be proud of what these guys accomplished.바카라
Steve Bannon, - the former Trump White House adviser 바카라 who has previously spoken against U.S. intervention in Iran, took a dig at Trump for thanking Israel바카라s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Speaking on his War Room web show, Bannon said, 바카라It hasn바카라t been lost 바카라Š that he thanked Bibi Netanyahu, who I would think right now 바카라 at least the War Room바카라s position is 바카라 [is] the last guy on Earth you should thank.바카라
Pete Hegseth, Trump's defence secretary, early on Sunday told the press conference that the strikes 바카라took months and weeks of positioning and preparation so that we could be ready when the president called바카라.
바카라It took misdirection and the highest of operational security,바카라 Hegseth added, in part referencing the earlier deployment of U.S. B-2 bombers to the Pacific island of Guam on Saturday.
