President Donald Trump said the Senate's vote on the War Powers Resolution gave 'aid and comfort' to Iran, the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism, and made his job harder. He accused four Republican 'losers' who joined Democrats of sending Iran a signal that the US does not support his policy, according to his own statement. He vowed to complete the task anyway.
President Donald Trump, in a statement released Wednesday morning, escalated his attack on the Senate's War Powers resolution, claiming the vote gave 'aid and comfort' to Iran just as Tehran was on the verge of surrender. Trump singled out the four Republican senators who crossed party lines, calling them 'losers,' and said the vote undercut his leverage. The remarks follow a 48–47 Senate defeat of a measure that would have restricted his authority to order new offensive military operations against Iran without congressional approval, as The Zioneer reported at 23:09 Jerusalem Tuesday.
This is the latest in a rapid series of Trump statements on the vote. As The Zioneer reported at 05:42 Jerusalem Wednesday, Trump first posted on Truth Social accusing the four Republican defectors of giving 'aid and comfort' to Iran. In a subsequent statement at 05:42 Jerusalem, he expanded on that line, saying the senators 'made my job harder' but vowing to complete the mission 'one way or another.' His latest remarks, reported at 05:42 Jerusalem, included the claim that the vote sent a signal that the US does not support his policy. The thread shows Trump's rhetoric sharpening from a general accusation to naming individual senators and claiming the vote undercut leverage at a decisive moment.
The Senate vote is the latest flashpoint in the ongoing US-Iran confrontation. As The Zioneer reported on Tuesday, June 23 at 00:07 Jerusalem, Trump warned that if Iran does not respect the US, he will do what he must. Earlier, on June 20, he insisted that the US war against Iran was successful, contrasting his approach with that of former President Obama. The White House has maintained that diplomacy remains an option, with sources telling The Zioneer on June 11 that Trump has not abandoned diplomacy even after authorizing new strikes.
The specific content of Trump's latest statement, including the claim that Iranian officials asked his aides 'What does this even mean?' and that Iran was 'ready to give us almost anything,' has not been independently verified. It remains unclear whether Trump's remarks reflect a direct escalation in US military posture or are primarily political posturing in response to the Senate rebuke.
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