Several Democrats on Capitol Hill blasted President Biden on Thursday for launching airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen without congressional approval, arguing that the action was unconstitutional.
“The president needs to come to Congress before launching an attack against the Houthis in Yemen and involving us in the rest of the middle east. [sic] conflict,” Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) tweeted. “That’s Article I of the Constitution. I will defend it regardless of whether a Democrat or a Republican is in the White House.”
“Section 2C of the War Powers Act is clear: POTUS can only introduce the US into hostilities after authorization by Congress or in a state of national emergency when the US is under imminent attack,” Khanna continued. “Reporting is not a substitute. This is an offensive revenge attack.”
Echoed Khanna, Rep. Val Hoyle (D-Ore.) tweeted, “These airstrikes were NOT authorized by Congress. The Constitution is clear: Congress has the sole authority to authorize military involvement in foreign conflicts. Every president must first come to Congress and ask for military authorization, regardless of party.”
British warplanes bomb targets in Yemen. MOD An aircraft takes off to join a US-led coalition to carry out airstrikes against military targets in Yemen, aimed at Iran-backed Houthi militias who have targeted international shipping in the Red Sea, January 12, 2024. via REUTERS A Royal Air Force Typhoon takes off to join a US-led coalition to carry out airstrikes against military targets in Yemen on January 11, 2024. via REUTERS
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), head of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, called the US and UK-led bombing campaign an “unacceptable violation of the Constitution.”
“Article 1 requires military action to be authorized by Congress,” he explained further.
Massive explosion in Hodeidah. A SkyNews missile explodes in Saada, Yemen, on January 11, 2024. CNN Fire is seen after airstrikes launched by the United States and Britain near Sanaa in Yemen on January 12, 2024. Xinhua/Shutterstock
Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) expressed concern that Biden’s actions in Yemen could risk the US “entangled in another decades of conflict without Congressional authorization.”
“The White House must work with Congress before continuing these airstrikes in Yemen,” he urged.
Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.), a member of the far-left congressional “Squad,” called the airstrikes “illegal” and implored the 81-year-old president to “stop the bombing and do better by us.”
Rep. Pramila Jayapal was one of several Democratic members of Congress outraged by Biden’s missile attack on Thursday. REUTERS Biden was called out for launching attacks without Congressional approval on Thursday. Reuters
“The people don’t want more tax payers money we will end up with endless war and killing of civilians,” he said in a tweet.
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), who previously accused Biden of supporting “genocide” against Palestinians, also condemned the Yemeni attack.
“The American people are tired of endless wars,” he tweeted, calling the airstrikes unconstitutional.
Rep. Cori Bush called the airstrikes “illegal” and implored the 81-year-old president to “stop the bombing and do better by us.” Shutterstock The attacks from the US and the UK were prompted by recent attacks by Houthi militants on shipping vessels in the Red Sea. YAHYA ARHAB/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
The attack on Yemen comes after a series of drone and missile attacks by the Iran-backed Houthis against shipping vessels in the Red Sea.
“The United States bears a special and historic responsibility to help protect and defend this artery of global trade and commerce,” a senior administration official told reporters Thursday.
“And this action is in line with that tradition. That is clearly reflected in both the national security strategy and the national defense strategy. It is the president’s core belief and it is a commitment we are prepared to defend.”
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