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GOP Congressman To Rep. Thomas Massie On Strikes Against Iranian Nuclear Facilities – “You’re Wrong”
Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL) criticized Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) for saying President Trump’s strikes against Iran’s nuclear sites was not constitutional.
“As a lawyer, a veteran who wore the uniform, and a JAG who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom, I can say unequivocally: you’re wrong, @RepThomasMassie,” Steube said.
“President Trump has full constitutional authority to take military action against Iran’s nuclear program without a formal declaration of war. Article II, Section 2 empowers the Commander in Chief to use the Armed Forces to defend national interests and respond to imminent threats. The War Powers Resolution of 1973 allows a 60-day window, plus a 30-day withdrawal period, as long as Congress is notified within 48 hours. Claims that his actions were unconstitutional are simply false,” he continued.
“We all know Iran and its proxies were actively seeking nuclear weapons and targeting American troops and allies. President Trump stepped up and stopped them. I’m glad we have a Commander in Chief who eliminates terrorists instead of pandering to them, like you do,” he added.
As a lawyer, a veteran who wore the uniform, and a JAG who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom, I can say unequivocally: you’re wrong, @RepThomasMassie.
President Trump has full constitutional authority to take military action against Iran’s nuclear program without a formal… https://t.co/3hBHRf0a3w
— Congressman Greg Steube (@RepGregSteube) June 22, 2025
From the Washington Examiner:
Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL) pushed back against the idea that Congress will attempt to limit President Donald Trump’s war powers, suggesting the next steps on Iran will be to monitor the foreign nation’s response.
Prior to Saturday night’s bombing of multiple Iran nuclear sites, several pieces of legislation were being compiled by lawmakers to rein in the United States’s involvement in the conflict between Iran and Israel, one of which was the bipartisan War Powers Resolution. However, Steube did not see any such measure moving forward.
“I don’t see Congress taking any action whatsoever to try to limit President Trump’s war powers,” Steube assessed on a special Sunday edition of Fox News’s America Reports. “They wouldn’t have the votes for that in the House, so I think what you’re going to see is an administration that’s gonna monitor the Iranian response to this. They have been very clear that if the Iranians try to attack our service members in the region, we are going to respond. The United States military is going to respond, so I hope they don’t decide to do that. But if past history shows us anything, the Iranians are gonna try to retaliate, and if they do, based on what President Trump said, they will be met with a very swift response.”
“When two countries are bombing each other daily in a hot war, and a third country joins the bombing, that’s an act of war,” Massie said.
“I’m amazed at the mental gymnastics being undertaken by neocons in DC (and their social media bots) to say we aren’t at war… so they can make war,” he added.
When two countries are bombing each other daily in a hot war, and a third country joins the bombing, that’s an act of war.
I’m amazed at the mental gymnastics being undertaken by neocons in DC (and their social media bots) to say we aren’t at war… so they can make war.
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) June 22, 2025
“The President made the right call, and did what he needed to do. Leaders in Congress were aware of the urgency of this situation and the Commander-in-Chief evaluated that the imminent danger outweighed the time it would take for Congress to act,” House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said.
“The world’s largest state sponsor of terrorism, which chants ‘Death to America,’ simply could not be allowed the opportunity to obtain and use nuclear weapons. The President fully respects the Article I power of Congress, and tonight’s necessary, limited, and targeted strike follows the history and tradition of similar military actions under presidents of both parties,” he added.
The President made the right call, and did what he needed to do.
Leaders in Congress were aware of the urgency of this situation and the Commander-in-Chief evaluated that the imminent danger outweighed the time it would take for Congress to act.
The world’s largest state…
— Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) June 22, 2025
“Why didn’t you call us back from vacation to vote on military action if there was a serious threat to our country?” Massie questioned.
“I introduced a War Powers Resolution on Tuesday, while Congress was on vacation. We would have had plenty of time to debate and vote on this,” he added.
I introduced a War Powers Resolution on Tuesday, while Congress was on vacation. We would have had plenty of time to debate and vote on this.
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) June 22, 2025
POLITICO reports:
Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) — two lawmakers with very different views and priorities on most issues — came together Sunday to decry President Donald Trump’s airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities.
Khanna and Massie told host Margaret Brennan on CBS’ “Face the Nation” that Congress was not briefed ahead of the military action, which they see as unconstitutional. The pair introduced a resolution last week to block U.S. involvement in the conflict between Iran and Israel.
“I’m always open to new intelligence, but the procedure should have been Congress be briefed before we decided to enter war and actually have a vote on it,” Khanna said to Brennan. “The reality is, people want regime change in Iran, and they are egging this president on to bomb. I hope cooler heads will prevail.”
House Speaker Mike Johnson wrote on X Saturday that the president “fully respects” Article I of the Constitution, and the targeted strike follows “the history and tradition” of prior military actions. Massie said Johnson’s latter remark was likely referring to the War Powers Act of 1973, which allows for a president to take limited, targeted actions in a crisis without prior congressional approval, but that it was “peculiar” to hear this from the Speaker of the House.
“That’s been misinterpreted. There was no imminent threat to the United States which is what would authorize that,” Massie said. “We haven’t been briefed, they should have called us all back, and frankly we should have debated this war powers resolution that Ro Khanna and I offered instead of staying on vacation.”