AOC Says Trump's Decision To Strike Iran Is Impeachment-Worthy
HuffPost
The New York Democrat's comments were the harshest rebuke of the attack to come from her party.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) thinks President Donald Trump’s decision to bomb Iran is grounds for impeachment.
In a fiery X post made hours after confirmation of the Saturday strikes, the Democratic party’s most prominent progressive wrote, “The President’s 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,” it continued. “It is absolutely and clearly grounds for impeachment.”
While other Democrats have condemned Trump for acting without congressional approval, Ocasio-Cortez’s comments appear to be her party’s strongest rebuke of America’s move to join Israel’s war on Iran.
During a Sunday appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) suggested any impeachment efforts would be a lost cause as he joined his colleagues in urging congress to pass a War Powers Act to limit further military action.
The arrest of a Jan. 6 pipe bomb suspect blows up a right-wing conspiracy theory espoused by many in the MAGAverse.
Will the justices throw out a bedrock legal principle that has defined American citizenship for over a century?
A spokesperson for the FBI denied the report, calling it "hogwash."
The agreement follows a weeks-long bidding war for the storied company.
Trump's Democratic foe introduced the “Presidential Walk of Fatigue."
“I’m laughing because..."
The president's faux apology exposed what he really wants, said social media users.
NASA said the discovery shows such "building blocks" of life are "widespread throughout the solar system."
The "Daily Show" host named the two responses that Trump churns out when he's under fire.
The podcaster described the president as a "79-year-old kid" while talking to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.
A judge dismissed the previous mortgage fraud prosecution encouraged by President Donald Trump.
Adm. Frank “Mitch” Bradley spoke with lawmakers on Thursday about the recent attacks on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean.
"Wait, what??????" Katie Couric wrote in response to Kirk's opinion.