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Progressive champion MP Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and a few other Democrats quickly came to the prospect of each of President Donald Trump for launching a military strike against Iran without Congressional permission.
“The president’s tragic decision to bomb Iran without approval is a serious violation of the constitution and the powers of Congress in war,” the four-term New York lawmaker wrote on social media on Saturday night, shortly after announcing the attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities.
Ocasio-Cortez accused Trump of “impulsively putting him in danger of launching a war that could tempt us for generations. That is absolutely clearly the basis for each.”
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After the president launched a military attack on Iran’s nuclear facility without Congressional approval, Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez came to the president who fires each of President Donald Trump. (Getty Images)
Illinois Democrat Rep. Sean Kasten also argued that the president’s order to bomb Iran’s nuclear sites without seeking Congress’ approval could be considered a “clear, percussion-enabled crime.”
Kasten, the representative of the fourth term covering southwest Chicago and its surrounding suburbs, wrote on Saturday night. On social media “This is not about the merits of Iran’s nuclear program… To be clear, I will not dispute that Iran is a nuclear threat.”
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However, he emphasized that “the president has no authority to bomb other countries that do not pose an immediate threat to the United States without Congressional approval. This is a clear, impossible crime.”
From left: Vice President JD Vance, President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegses (Carlos Barrier/Reuters/Bloomberg via Getty Image) in a speech to the nation in the Eastern Room of the White House in Washington on June 21, 2025.
“I’m not saying I’m voting for bullet each,” Kasten added. “I’m saying you won’t do this without Congress’ approval.”
The call for each of the blasts is the most visible and farthest reach of the party’s rage towards Trump to take one-sided action against Iran.
The Pentagon provides details on how the US military carried out a strike against Iran
House minority leader Hicombe Jeffries of New York, a top Democrat with the Chamber of Commerce, wrote that the president “didn’t ask Congress for approval to risk military force and risky US entanglements in a potentially disastrous war in the Middle East.”
“Donald Trump’s shoulders are full and full responsibility for the unfavorable consequences that flow from his unilateral military action,” Jeffries added in a statement.
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The administrative agency technically does not have legal authority to order foreign military attacks without Congressional approval, but during his first term, previous presidents, including Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and Trump, launched comparable military operations in Libya, Sudan, Afghanistan and Iran.
Congress has not actually declared war since 1941, following Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II. Law officers have also been long divided as to whether the president has the authority to unilaterally launch military strikes.
Paul Steinhauser is a political reporter based in swing state in New Hampshire. He covers campaign trails from coast to coast. ”
