Hakeem Jeffries Statement on Donald Trump's unilateral military action in Iran.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

Hakeem Jeffries: "The Trump administration bears the heavy burden of explaining to the American people why this military action was undertaken."

— Joshua J. Friedman (@joshuajfriedman.com) 2025-06-22T01:35:55.594Z

[dalton99a]

1. Donald Trump shall be known as Netanyahu's little bitch

[Harker]

3. He's spreading himself pretty thin.

[MustLoveBeagles]

4. Cude but accurate

[BonnieJW]

42. Bibi's Bitch

[dalton99a]

43. +1

[niyad]

56. See post 45

[niyad]

45. Sighhhh. .could we please refrain from using sexual slurs against women

as insults to men?

[Bohunk68]

50. I have been calling him, Putinfluffer.

Would that work?

[niyad]

57. yes

[MontanaMama]

54. Rec.

Plenty of names we can call him without diminishing women yet again.

[niyad]

58. Thank you!

[Javaman]

2. In a nut shell, the orange asshole was pissed at being called TACO nt

[MustLoveBeagles]

6. And the dissasterous parade

[Cha]

26. And the Super Successful

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No Kings Day.

[MustLoveBeagles]

27. I bet that stuck in his craw!

[Cha]

29. Oh yeah.. Another one coming up

July 17th..

My question is.. Is this what Putin wanted?

[MustLoveBeagles]

30. I'm leaning towards no

Aren't Russia & Iran BFF's?

[Cha]

38. That's what I read.. that Putin &

the honchos in Iran are buds.

I'm holding onto that until I hear otherwise .. Traitor going Off the Putin playbook.

[srobertss]

55. Maybe Putin is playing him?

If it's true that alot of their nuclear facilities were relocated
( https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/images-show-unusual-activity-at-iran-nuclear-site-before-strikes/ar-AA1HbAqv ) then Putin might have played Trump into attacking just to get us in another middle east mess. Otherwise, Russia stood to lose alot and it seems like Putin would have tried to stall him. But I don't know much about this, just speculating.

[littlemissmartypants]

33. OT: What's the meaning of the

Strikethrough over "no" and "kings" isn't that creating an ambiguous message?

The striking of words usually means negation at least when editing. So, wouldn't that mean a double negative?

Subsequently, it's reversing the "no kings" opinion, changing the meaning to "no kings" is not ok, and kings are cool.

It's very confusing.



❤️

[Cha]

39. Oh Yeah! It should be a Strike

just through kings

Thanks smartypants!

💙

[littlemissmartypants]

40. YW. Love you, Cha. ❤️

[Cha]

52. Love you back, pants💙

[greatauntoftriplets]

5. drumpf is a madman.

He needs to be tried by the ICC, and prosecuted by Jack Smith.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

7. "President Trump misled the country about his intentions," to bring peace to the region in the wake of a strike on Iran

Link to tweet

[littlemissmartypants]

35. Seriously.

What screams peace more than bombing something?

President Psychopath strikes again.

[J_William_Ryan]

8. Another Republican president, another illegal war in the ME.

Trump attempts to deflect attention from his failed, unpopular, lawless regime.

[Karasu]

14. This. That's all there is to it and everyone fucking knows it.

[aka-chmeee]

48. We've suspected for decades that

they have only two synapses which respond to unfavorable polls. One evokes the TAX CUT response, the other the BOMB SOMEONE response. It seems to work for them.

[videohead5]

9. Trump's own intelligence agencies

Have been saying for months that Iran has not even decided to build a nuclear weapon. They were nowhere near having a nuclear weapon. Trump rejected his own intelligence agencies findings.

[Karasu]

15. He doesn't even attend most of his intelligence briefings since he finds them boring, and

as a result, they've been working on turning them into Fox News-style video presentations to keep his attention. Yes, really.

It's fucking pathetic.

[lastlib]

49. This is all about hurting brown people....

and "Moozlims" in particular. TheFelon wants to wants to burnish his white supremacy/Xtian nationalist creds with having bombed an "inferior race" into submission.

[Joinfortmill]

10. Impeach the motherfucker

[Karasu]

13. 25th Amendment is more like it. Fucking NOW.

[flamingdem]

11. Well said

Right words for this crazy moment.

[Scrivener7]

12. Strongly worded.

[Bobstandard]

17. Note the lack of next steps from Jeffries

We get a lot of strongly worded missives from Democratic leaders. Looking forwarded to a well organized, highly promoted, dramatically rendered public spectacle where he proclaims his opposition to Trumps illegal and immoral actions.

[betsuni]

20. No, that would apply to an Independent, not a Democrat.

[Hornedfrog2000]

22. Speech speech speech

Yup. We all just watch as it gets worse and worse.

[sheshe2]

16. He has already declared war on America...

Perhaps he can explain the War on America and the one on Iran at the same time.

[Alice B.]

18. Call me naive but ... is this another one of those "gentleman's agreement" -type deals?

... why isn't there some kind of mechanism to prevent military action without Congressional authorization? In these instances?

Like the second key to a safety deposit box?

How does this work? TSF can order bombs be dropped like he's ordering a pizza?

[littlemissmartypants]

36. Laws don't apply when you're...

President Psychopath.

Characteristics of Psychopaths

1. Aggressive, callous, and cunning
2. Complete absence of conscience and empathy
3. Very adept at manipulating others
4. Willingness to engage in immoral, criminal conduct
5. Willingness to take what they want and do as they please, regardless of who is hurt or wronged
6. Deceptive ability to appear outwardly benevolent
7. Deceptive ability to behave in superficially charming ways to hide purely selfish motives
8. Willingness to use intimidation and violence to control others in order to satisfy their own needs
9. Willingness to intentionally violate the basic inherent human rights of others
10. Complete absence of any sense of guilt or remorse for the harm their actions have caused to others
11. Rationalization of their own immoral behavior
12. Will attempt to lay blame upon someone else for their own conduct
13. Denial, will deny their own wrongdoing outright
14. Utter contemptuousness toward the feelings and desires of their fellow beings
15. Pathological lying, will say anything without any concern for truth to advance their own hidden agendas
16. Ablity to feign [fake] normal human emotions and empathy
17. Distorted sense of the consequences of their actions
18. Total failure to accept any responsibility for their own socially irresponsible ways
19. Strong bellef that they will never be brought to justice for their criminal behavior

[patphil]

19. I would hope he notified the Speaker of the House and the Senate Majority Leader prior to giving the order.

A provocative action like this could lead to war. Even though it's a Republican Congress, they should have had a chance to make their voices heard prior to an action that could suck us into the middle east quicksand.
Yes, I know that Congress doesn't have the courage to oppose Trump, but they should have been given a chance to at least say, "whatever you say master".

[Hornedfrog2000]

23. Are you serious right now?

He is a dictator.

[patphil]

25. Woah! For a moment I had a vision of an alternate reality, where this president is a leader, not a dictator.

Thank you.
Actually, it looks like he told the Republican leadership, but not the Democrats.

[littlemissmartypants]

37. Hope springs eternal.

[FakeNoose]

21. K & R Everything is Chump's fault from now on

Great message Hakeem!

[Grins]

24. Pathetic. That the best they can do?

Should have been screaming a week ago.

[MorbidButterflyTat]

59. Yeah

"Pathetic" democrats screaming would have definitely dissuaded the psychopathic narcissistic criminal from his destructive asinine actions.

[Cha]

60. No! Leader Hakeem is NOT "pathetic".. and

That's Not Helping Anything.

[MissouriDem47]

28. Any War will be TACO's Responsibility

How will TACO and Republicans try to blame President Biden and the Democrats?

[TexasTowelie]

32. Hannity was already making those talking points on his special show tonight.

I don't remember what they were, but my brother had Fox News on the TV earlier in the evening.

[red dog 1]

31. Well stated, Rep. Jeffries

With VonShitzInPantz's GOP enablers controlling both houses of Congress and SCOTUS, we are all doomed!

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

34. He thinks this will get him a Nobel Peace Prize.

Given the antipathy he has toward non-whites -- especially ones in positions of authority -- Obama's award has been eating at him since early in his first term.

The Nobel Peace Prize isn’t something you apply for—it’s something you’re nominated for, and only by a select group of people:

Members of national governments and parliaments,
University professors in fields like history, law, philosophy and theology,
Directors of peace research institutes,
Past Nobel Peace Prize laureates,
Members of the International Court of Justice and similar bodies, and
Current and former members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee.

Sorry TACO, unlike the presidency, the Peace Prize can't be bought.

[Deminpenn]

41. Glad Jeffries pinned all the potential ugly

consequences on Trump right out of the gate

[solara]

44. a mentally ill president has gone rogue

If left un-checked, trump is a menace to the U.S. and to the world.

[joewicker_TX]

46. News Flash...

He won't explain anything and the cult will applaud him for starting WWIII because he owned the libs 🙄

[Dreamer Tatum]

47. Quick summary of Obama's bypassing of Congress for strikes

President Barack Obama authorized several military actions during his presidency that raised questions about bypassing Congress. Here are the most notable instances:

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### **1. Libya (2011)**
Obama launched airstrikes in Libya as part of a NATO-led intervention to prevent a humanitarian crisis during the Libyan civil war. He did **not seek congressional authorization**, instead citing a United Nations Security Council resolution and humanitarian concerns. Critics argued this violated the **War Powers Resolution**, which requires congressional approval for sustained military action beyond 60 days.

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### **2. Iraq and Syria (2014–2016)**
In response to the rise of ISIS, Obama ordered airstrikes in Iraq and later expanded them into Syria. He **relied on the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF)**—originally passed to target al-Qaeda after 9/11—as legal justification. Many lawmakers and legal scholars argued this was a stretch, since ISIS did not exist in 2001 and had split from al-Qaeda.

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### **3. Yemen and Somalia (Drone Strikes)**
Obama significantly expanded the use of **drone strikes** in countries like Yemen and Somalia, targeting suspected terrorists. These operations were often conducted **without specific congressional approval**, under the broader umbrella of counterterrorism and the 2001 AUMF. The lack of transparency and oversight drew criticism from both human rights groups and members of Congress.

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### **4. Iraq (2014 Airstrikes Against ISIS)**
In 2014, Obama authorized airstrikes in Iraq to protect U.S. personnel and humanitarian missions. He again **did not seek new congressional authorization**, instead citing his constitutional powers as Commander in Chief and the 2001 AUMF.

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These actions reflect a broader trend in U.S. foreign policy where presidents—both Democratic and Republican—have increasingly relied on **executive authority and outdated AUMFs** to conduct military operations without new congressional approval.

[Jilly_in_VA]

51. That's a whole lot more like it!

If we didn't need him so much where he is, I'd say Hakeem for President. But we do! Right smack dab where he is!

[IzzaNuDay]

53. Good luck with arranging a classified meeting!

After the Signal breaches, I would be surprised if the government can hold anything secure.