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EarlG

(23,770 posts) Wed Jun 3, 2026, 05:43 PM Jun 3

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Four Republicans Rebuke Trump as House Passes Iran War Powers Resolution

Source: Newsweek

The House on Wednesday passed a war powers resolution aimed at curbing President Donald Trump’s military action in Iran, approving the measure 215-208.

The vote, which saw four Republicans—Warren Davidson of Ohio, Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Tom Barrett of Michigan and Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania—join Democrats, marks the first time the chamber has moved to force an end to the conflict without congressional authorization.

Massie wrote on X, "The Iran War Powers Resolution that I cosponsored (opposing the war) just passed the House of Representatives. The People’s House is sending a message: end this war."

The vote comes amid growing unease on Capitol Hill over the Iran war, a military campaign launched earlier this year without congressional approval, highlighting a broader constitutional clash over whether the president or Congress should decide when the United States goes to war.

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/iran-war-republicans-list-democrats-iran-war-trump-resolution-12026644

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Four Republicans Rebuke Trump as House Passes Iran War Powers Resolution (Original Post) EarlG Jun 3 OP

I am anticipating a democratic majority UpInArms Jun 3 #1

It will be too late by then SamuelTheThird Jun 3 #3

Never too late to do the right thing UpInArms Jun 3 #5

tRump has set this country back decades (and that's not counting the $ Billions he's grifted from us). groundloop Jun 3 #13

About damn time! Scrivener7 Jun 3 #2

Trump'll veto it. lamp_shade Jun 3 #4

I don't think he can UpInArms Jun 3 #6

It's symbolic SamuelTheThird Jun 3 #8

House adopts war powers resolution to rein in Trump on Iran LetMyPeopleVote Jun 3 #7

GOP going to just fucking cancel the next vote on it again in order to prevent any possible humiliation? Karasu Jun 3 #9

Speaker Moses fails again! mcar Jun 3 #10

I was just coming here to post this. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Jun 3 #11

He's killing them and they know it. underpants Jun 3 #12

And they deserve it. Justice matters. Jun 4 #23

Seems this could be ploy to get Prairie_Seagull Jun 3 #14

My thought also. Earth Bound Misfit Jun 3 #16

Wow. barbtries Jun 3 #15

Have they tried sending a strongly worded letter? bluedigger Jun 3 #17

This makes me smile LetMyPeopleVote Jun 3 #18

Thanks EarlG orangecrush Jun 4 #19

So now what? Does he have to take his toys and go home? JohnnyRingo Jun 4 #20

FINALLY. TBF Jun 4 #21

Only four patriots among the scum. travelingthrulife Jun 4 #22

MaddowBlog-Trump's legislative losing streak continues, as his grip on Congress weakens LetMyPeopleVote Jun 7 #24

UpInArms

(55,658 posts)

1. I am anticipating a democratic majority

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 05:47 PM

Jun 3

In the house and senate …

Then we can “limit” tfg’s criminality and maybe get him a new address

SamuelTheThird

(1,470 posts)

3. It will be too late by then

Reply to UpInArms (Reply #1)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 05:52 PM

Jun 3

UpInArms

(55,658 posts)

5. Never too late to do the right thing

Reply to SamuelTheThird (Reply #3)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 05:54 PM

Jun 3

It will just be really freaking hard to set things right again

groundloop

(14,000 posts)

13. tRump has set this country back decades (and that's not counting the $ Billions he's grifted from us).

Reply to UpInArms (Reply #5)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 06:24 PM

Jun 3

Scrivener7

(60,376 posts)

2. About damn time!

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 05:47 PM

Jun 3

lamp_shade

(15,548 posts)

4. Trump'll veto it.

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 05:52 PM

Jun 3

UpInArms

(55,658 posts)

6. I don't think he can

Reply to lamp_shade (Reply #4)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 05:55 PM

Jun 3

It just returns the power to congress

SamuelTheThird

(1,470 posts)

8. It's symbolic

Reply to UpInArms (Reply #6)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 05:57 PM

Jun 3

He can't veto it but it's just symbolic. The one in the Senate isn't symbolic, but he can just veto that one. We are screwed.

LetMyPeopleVote

(183,985 posts)

7. House adopts war powers resolution to rein in Trump on Iran

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 05:55 PM

Jun 3

Last edited Wed Jun 3, 2026, 08:38 PM - Edit history (1)

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., argued that this vote would "weaken" Trump's hand on negotiating with Iran.

BREAKING: House adopts war powers resolution to rein in Trump on Iran

www.ms.now/news/house-a...
— MS NOW (@ms.now) 2026-06-03T21:37:36.177Z

https://www.ms.now/news/house-adopts-war-powers-resolution-trump-iran

More than three months after President Donald Trump first launched an attack on Iran — and, more relevantly, more than 90 days since the war began — the House successfully voted to reassert Congress’ authority over the war.

In a 215-208 vote, the House adopted a war powers resolution on Wednesday, with four Republicans joining all Democrats in support of the legislation. (Reps. Tom Barrett, R-Mich., Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., and Thomas Massie, R-Ky., voted for the resolution.)

It’s a symbolic blow to Trump, who has largely maintained an iron grip over the House GOP conference throughout the Iran conflict, even as the war dragged past a significant 90-day deadline intended to limit a president’s ability to wage war without congressional authorization.....

Over in the Senate, lawmakers last month also voted to advance a war powers resolution, 50-47. That procedural vote came amid GOP attendance issues and newfound independence from some Republicans, including Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana who recently lost his primary bid for a third term.

But Senate GOP leaders expect that, with full attendance, the measure would fail on a final vote.

Separately on Wednesday, the House also advanced a bill to both provide additional aid to Ukraine and impose new sanctions on Russia. That vote was 218-205, with six Republicans joining Democrats.

Democrats used a discharge petition to force the Ukraine aid vote, going around House GOP leaders who control floor action.

A vote on final passage could happen as soon as Thursday.

Karasu

(2,324 posts)

9. GOP going to just fucking cancel the next vote on it again in order to prevent any possible humiliation?

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 06:04 PM

Jun 3

mcar

(46,555 posts)

10. Speaker Moses fails again!

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 06:08 PM

Jun 3

littlemissmartypants

(35,468 posts)

11. I was just coming here to post this. ❤️

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 06:22 PM

Jun 3

underpants

(197,817 posts)

12. He's killing them and they know it.

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 06:23 PM

Jun 3

Justice matters.

(10,233 posts)

23. And they deserve it.

Reply to underpants (Reply #12)

Thu Jun 4, 2026, 01:59 PM

Jun 4

Like the South Carolina war hawk said, *rump will destroy us, and we will deserve it. He then turned his coat and got back to sucking his tiny mushroom.

Prairie_Seagull

(4,897 posts)

14. Seems this could be ploy to get

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 06:28 PM

Jun 3

his lowness out of a deadly conflagration. Blame it on congress.

I no longer put anything past these fucks.

Foil hat? maybe.

Earth Bound Misfit

(3,600 posts)

16. My thought also.

Reply to Prairie_Seagull (Reply #14)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 07:09 PM

Jun 3

When (not if) Drumpf capitulates he'll have his built-in excuse - "I had a deal but the Dems & RINOs weakened my hand" or some such bullspit.

barbtries

(31,386 posts)

15. Wow.

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 06:37 PM

Jun 3

this ... surprised me.

I'm not getting my hopes up though. they're still republicans

bluedigger

(17,465 posts)

17. Have they tried sending a strongly worded letter?

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 07:47 PM

Jun 3

Or did they think no one could read it to him?

LetMyPeopleVote

(183,985 posts)

18. This makes me smile

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 08:37 PM

Jun 3

Link to tweet

orangecrush

(31,852 posts)

19. Thanks EarlG

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Thu Jun 4, 2026, 07:56 AM

Jun 4

It's about time.

JohnnyRingo

(21,098 posts)

20. So now what? Does he have to take his toys and go home?

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Thu Jun 4, 2026, 09:10 AM

Jun 4

Or is this just advisory?
Can I take my "End The War" bumper sticker of the car?

Please let this be a sea change.

TBF

(37,637 posts)

21. FINALLY.

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Thu Jun 4, 2026, 10:13 AM

Jun 4

It sure took them long enough to find a spine on that side of the aisle. The east wing in shambles w/no real plan for a "ballroom" (I think the bunker was the real story w/this project); no more foreign wars - that's bipartisan, cage fights on the white house lawn - really?, no bands for his big birthday bash, and no slush fund for his pardoned goons.

I think the air is finally coming out of the sails.

travelingthrulife

(5,743 posts)

22. Only four patriots among the scum.

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Thu Jun 4, 2026, 10:47 AM

Jun 4

LetMyPeopleVote

(183,985 posts)

24. MaddowBlog-Trump's legislative losing streak continues, as his grip on Congress weakens

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Sun Jun 7, 2026, 03:26 PM

Jun 7

The more Republicans on Capitol Hill defy the president’s demands, the more he looks like a faltering lame duck.

After the war powers vote in the House, I started making a list of all the times congressional Republicans have ignored Trumpâ€™s wishes in recent weeks.

It quickly became apparent that it wouldnâ€™t fit in a Bluesky post. #LameDuckWatch
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2026-06-04T12:56:07.200Z

https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trumps-legislative-losing-streak-continues

Democratic opponents of Donald Trump’s war with Iran tried seven times to pass a measure to severely restrict the president’s war powers, and seven times, Republicans balked. Two weeks ago, however, there was a breakthrough: Four GOP senators broke ranks and helped Democrats advance a war powers resolution through the upper chamber.

This week, in the House, it happened again. MS NOW reported:

More than three months after President Donald Trump first launched an attack on Iran — and, more relevantly, more than 90 days since the war began — the House successfully voted to reassert Congress’ authority over the war.

In a 215-208 vote, the House adopted a war powers resolution on Wednesday, with four Republicans joining all Democrats in support of the legislation. (Reps. Tom Barrett, R-Mich., Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., and Thomas Massie, R-Ky., voted for the resolution.)

.....But as a political matter, the bipartisan House vote was a stinging setback for Trump, who condemned the developments with predictable rage, castigating the vote as “unpatriotic” and telling the four GOP members who backed the measure that they “should be ashamed of themselves.”.....

Indeed, Trump’s legislative losing streak is increasingly embarrassing. In recent weeks, Republicans have also:

Rejected public funding for his White House ballroom vanity project

Forced the administration to abandon its $1.766 billion compensation fund (which even some Republicans condemned as a “slush fund”)

Criticized Trump’s choice of Bill Pulte as the acting director of national intelligence

Ignored Trump’s calls to fire the Senate parliamentarian

Denounced Trump’s endorsement of Ken Paxton in Texas’ Senate race

Shelved the poorly named SAVE America Act, despite the president’s demands

Rejected the White House’s call for cuts to federal housing programs
Discarded Trump’s calls for a pause to the gas tax.

If the president were at the top of his game, riding high with a strong approval rating, it’s safe to say none of this would have happened. The list is itself evidence of his faltering fortunes.....

But with the president’s approval rating sinking to unusually low levels, polls showing Democrats relatively well positioned ahead of the midterm elections, and some Republicans joining the “YOLO caucus,” with members who are indifferent to the president’s wrath, Trump’s grip is clearly slipping.

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