Trump's Iran War Is Officially Illegal
The White House is trying to claim that the 60 day rule on the War Powers Act has reset, but there is no such thing as a reset, which makes Trump's Iran conflict an illegal war.
With Trump’s war now as unpopular with the American people as Vietnam and Iraq, the administration has adopted the tactic of claiming that the country is no longer at war.
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Trump took this bogus idea to a different level when he was asked by reporters about the 60 day mark and the legal requirement that he seek congressional authorization for the Iran war.
The president said:
No other country has ever, done it. It's never been in, as you know, most people consider it totally unconstitutional.
Also, we had a ceasefire, so that gives you additional time. But no other country's done it.
We're in the midst of a big victory. This is a victory like we haven't had since Venezuela, okay? To be honest with you, we haven't had ... But, you know, we have a country that lost its way. It really lost its way. That's our country in terms of the military. Now we have a great military. We're on our way to another victory, a big victory, and I don't think that it's constitutional what they're asking for.
These are not patriotic people that are asking. You know, when they say even, even the losers, even the ones that say all the wrong things admit that it's been amazing what we've done. The Strait is totally shut down. It's flawless. It's totally 100% shut down.
Trump is bragging about shutting down the Strait of Hormuz, which is an act of war, so there is definitely a war still going on.
Countries, including the United States, require the legislative branch to authorize war. FDR went to Congress and requested a war authorization after Pearl Harbor.
Trump’s fantasy soon met reality, but not before he tried to manipulate the stock market.
