In the hours after President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that the U.S. had bombed Iran, dozens of Democrats leapt at the opportunity to blast out statements.
But handed an opportunity to put up a united front opposite Trump’s action and his dismissal of Congress’s authority to authorize the use of military force, Democrats struck vastly different tones.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Trump “must provide the American people and Congress clear answers on the actions taken tonight and their implications for the safety of Americans.”