Jeffries demurs on Trump impeachment, calls him ‘a hater’ for undoing Obama’s Iran deal amid escalation
U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., slammed President Donald Trump for Saturday’s strikes in Iran without seeking congressional approval and questioned whether the commander-in-chief is “lying” to the American public about the scope and purported success of the military operation. “It’s not optional, Donald,” said Jeffries at a Monday press conference on the constitutional authority of Congress to declare war, not long after Iran launched retaliatory missiles against an air base in Qatar, where thousands of U.S. troops are stationed. Noting […]