Fetterman to oppose Democratic check on Trump's Iran war powers [View all]

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HUNT VALLEY, Md. (TNND) — Senator John Fetterman (D-Pa.) said Wednesday he will oppose his party’s effort to curb President Donald Trump’s ability to continue the war in Iran.

The lawmaker told Fox News that he will vote against a Democratic war powers resolution, which Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced earlier in the day, next week. The resolution, if approved by legislators, would require Trump to receive congressional approval before continuing the war.

“Now I’m reading that they’re now have to force another, you know, war powers vote. And I will vote against that now because we have to stand our military to allow them to accomplish, you know, the goals of Epic Fury,” Fetterman said, referencing the name of the U.S.’s operations against Iran.

Trump helped start the war by assisting in a fatal Israeli airstrike on ruler Ali Khamenei. The president didn’t receive approval from Congress, which has the sole ability in the U.S. to declare war. Schumer said during his Wednesday press conference that the Senate will vote on curbing Trump’s power next week to reassert congressional authority.

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