Trump in a tweet said: These Media Posts will serve as notification to the United States Congress that should Iran strike any U.S. person or target, the United States will quickly & fully strike back, & perhaps in a disproportionate manner. Such legal notice is not required, but is given nevertheless!
American President said his tweets which are often ignored by his own administration officials and dismissed by his allies as a press corps obsession — constitute official notice to Congress about acts of war.
US Congress has the power to change course and stop a war with Iran. The House Foreign Affairs Committee quote tweeted the President to remind him he has no power to do such.
Trump Tweets are a violation of the War Power Act, and thumbs his nose at Congressional power and the separation of powers doctrine. The House Foreign Affairs Committee responds by Tweet reminding the President he's not a dictator and that we have a thing called the Constitution.
@realDonaldTrump: These Media Posts will serve as notification to the United States Congress that should Iran strike any U.S. person or target, the United States will quickly & fully strike back, & perhaps in a disproportionate manner. Such legal notice is not required, but is given nevertheless!
House Foreign Affairs Committee@HouseForeign
This Media Post will serve as a reminder that war powers reside in the Congress under the United States Constitution. And that you should read the War Powers Act. And that you’re not a dictator.
@RepEliotEngel
The American people don't want war with Iran, and neither do I. We need to send a clear message to the White House: don’t plunge this country into an ill-conceived war against Iran. As chair of
@HouseForeign, I'll do everything I can to prevent one. #NoWarWithIran
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