"Notice that since 1941, every President with the exception of Dwight D. Eisenhower took military action without prior congressional approval and not one was impeached." Read full list here.
As they always do, the Democrats are talking about impeachment because President Trump acted in the best interests of America. Fortunately, though, Democrats limit their talk of impeaching President Trump to days that end in Y. Here's some facts for those spreading the lie that his strike on Iran was an impeachable offense.
Under the war powers act, the President can act unilaterally as long as he notifies Congress in writing within 48 hours. Iran has been attacking the US both directly, and through proxies for over 40 years. President Trump didn't "take us to war" against Iran, these were limited strikes against a specific threat. Iran's constant threats against the US coupled with their active pursuit of a nuclear weapon makes this one a no brainer.
Here's a list of Military actions previous Presidents have taken without prior Congressional approval. Notice that since 1941, every President with the exception of Dwight D. Eisenhower took military action without prior congressional approval and not one was impeached.
Thomas Jefferson (1801–1805)
Ordered naval action against the Barbary Pirates in the First Barbary War. While Congress later supported the effort, Jefferson acted unilaterally to protect U.S. shipping interests.
James Polk (1846)
Ordered U.S. troops to occupy disputed territory in Texas, precipitating the Mexican-American War. Congress later declared war, but Polk’s initial move was seen as a de facto declaration of war.
Abraham Lincoln (1861)
During the Civil War, while Congress was in recess, Lincoln issued proclamations to assemble state militias and blockade Southern ports. He later sought and received congressional ratification.
William McKinley (1900)
Dispatched troops to China during the Boxer Rebellion without congressional approval, citing the need to protect American lives and interests.
Woodrow Wilson (1914–1917)
Ordered military interventions in Mexico (Veracruz occupation) and Haiti without prior congressional approval, advancing presidential initiative in foreign policy.
Franklin D. Roosevelt (1941)
Directed the U.S. Navy to protect British shipping and ordered the occupation of Greenland and Iceland before U.S. entry into World War II, without congressional authorization.
Harry S. Truman (1950)
Sent U.S. troops to Korea under a United Nations resolution, bypassing Congress. Congress continued funding the operation but never formally declared war.
John F. Kennedy (1961–1962)
Authorized the Bay of Pigs invasion in Cuba and military actions in Vietnam without formal congressional approval.
Lyndon B. Johnson (1964–1965)
Escalated U.S. involvement in Vietnam based on the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, which some argue was not explicit approval for large-scale military action.
Richard Nixon (1970)
Ordered secret bombings of Cambodia during the Vietnam War without congressional consent, prompting the passage of the War Powers Resolution.
Gerald Ford (1975)
Authorized the Mayaguez incident response, a military operation to rescue U.S. sailors, without prior congressional approval.
Jimmy Carter (1980)
Launched a failed military mission to rescue hostages in Iran without congressional authorization.
Ronald Reagan (1981–1986)
Deployed troops to El Salvador (1981), invaded Grenada (1983), and ordered airstrikes on Libya (1986) without prior congressional approval.
George H.W. Bush (1989–1992)
Invaded Panama (1989) and deployed troops to Somalia (1992) without prior congressional authorization, though Congress later supported the Panama operation.
Bill Clinton (1993–1999)
Authorized military actions in Somalia (1993), Haiti (1994), Bosnia (1993–1995), Iraq (1998), and Kosovo (1999) without explicit congressional approval.
George W. Bush (2001)
Initiated military strikes in Afghanistan immediately after 9/11, before Congress passed the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF).
Barack Obama (2011–2014)
Ordered military intervention in Libya (2011) without congressional approval, arguing it did not fall under the War Powers Resolution. Also conducted operations against ISIS in Iraq and Syria (2014) without explicit authorization.
Donald J. Trump (2017–2020)
Ordered missile strikes on Syria (2017) and a drone strike against Iranian General Qassem Soleimani (2020) without prior congressional approval, citing existing AUMFs and Article II powers.
Joe Biden (2021–2024)
Conducted military actions against Iran-backed groups in Iraq, Syria, Yemen, and the Red Sea, citing the 2002 AUMF and Article II powers, without new congressional authorization.
🚨 JUST IN: President Trump confirms the US Park Police have arrested MULTIPLE reflecting pool vandals, and that they’re facing YEARS in federal prison
GOOD! Lock them all up and SHOW NO MERCY!
“Who would do such a thing? These are very serious crimes having to do with the destruction of National Monuments. Years in jail!”
🚨 HOLY CRAP!! President Trump announces arrests of individuals who POURED CORROSIVE CHEMICALS into the Lincoln Reflecting Pool — so now the contractor has to go back, drain it and repair
This is ON TOP of cutting and peeling it.
LOCK THEM UP!!
"They also poured corrosive and destructive chemicals into the Pool. The Reflecting Pool was never so beautiful as it was just one week ago, even going back to 1922 when it opened."
"What these terrible Vandals have done is a true affront to both Presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, and should be dealt with accordingly."
"We met with contractors today, will probably be forced to release and drain much of the water in order to do the necessary repairs, but will have them done as quickly as possible."
"What they have damaged does not even include the earlier killing of a large amount of grass which was, by far, the least of it."
"They took some form of knife or blade, and put a 250 foot long gash into the beautiful facade of what took so much work, competence, and money to build and complete."
"We are very proud of what we have done with this magnificent structure, and we will get it repaired, quickly, to an equal level of Beauty. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP"
NEW: The US to end financial support for HIV prevention in South Africa amid threats from the country's political leaders to k*ll White Afrikaners.
The US was sending $400 MILLION PER YEAR to South Africa.
🚨 NEW YORK IS COOKED: Radical socialist Darializa Chevalier is running for Congress, and she’s got full endorsements from NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Bernie Sanders!
This woman wants to:
• Abolish borders & ICE
• Abolish prisons & police
• Seize private property from landlords
• Give everyone $3,000/month UBI
• Dissolve private insurance & pharma companies
She’s called America a “f-ing disgrace,” wiped her hands on the flag, and said all deportations are wrong.
This is what the modern Democrat Party stands for in their strongholds. Pure insanity.
Wake up, New York. This radical rot has to be stopped.
Five years ago, professional athletes were wearing BLM masks on the field.
Now, packed stadiums are singing “Country Roads” after Team USA advances in the World Cup.
The revolution is actually being televised.
Welcome to the Golden Age.
RE: The Reflecting Pool
Let's review a few undeniable, irrefutable facts about this subject:
1. The Reflecting Pool on the National Mall has been a leaking, algae-overgrown mess for years.
2. Having a national monument in such disrepair reflects poorly on our nation.
3. President Trump saw these problems and decided America deserved better for our 250th Birthday, and has been trying to resolve those problems in time for July 4th.
4. Democrats everywhere want the repair efforts to fail.
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These are FACTS people, not my opinion.
FACTS.
So what logical conclusion do all these facts lead to?
Simple.
***Democrats would rather see the United States of America fail than see President Donald J. Trump succeed.***
Democrats are not patriots. They do not care about our nation or our national pride.
They only care about power, and to achieve power they would destroy our nation if that was what they deemed necessary.
It's basically the same ethos that caused them to burn down our cities in 2020 rather than see Trump win a second term.
I really do not see how it is possible to coexist with these people unless they change.
🚨 PRESIDENT TRUMP DROPPING FACTS AGAIN!
While the Radical Left Lunatics are out here vandalizing our beautiful monuments and trashing the Reflecting Pool with chemicals like total clowns…
Trump’s already cleaned up 45 monuments, 28 statues, and 22 fountains and turned DC from a crime-ridden disaster into one of the safest cities in America!
They can’t stand American greatness. Pathetic.
Law enforcement is on it. Fix it fast and lock ‘em up!
MAGA is making America BEAUTIFUL again!
🚨 WOW! Stephen Miller just MIC DROPPED every traitorous Democrat
"Trump is fighting 2 battles. He has to fight a battle against criminals, terrorists and foreign enemies — and he has to fight a battle against the DEMOCRATS who are providing aid, shelter, and comfort to those same enemies!"
"The Democratic Party has two groups now, radical extremists and cowards. The cowards who've allowed the radical extremists to eat the party alive, maybe they know what some level that is wrong, that is evil, that is dangerous, that is leading to all this incredible violence against conservatives that we've seen, maybe they're just too stupid, they don't know that."
"When you talk about abolishing ICE, what you are talking about is allowing every drug cartel every Mexican criminal organization, like the Sinaloa Cartel, you're talking about letting every terrorist organization on planet Earth pray freely upon American men, women, and children, worst of all, the children."
"You need to remember names like Jocelyn Nungary, where two illegal alien gang members from Tren de Aragua were released on purpose deliberately by the Biden administration and s*xually assaulted and killed this precious little angel. Thousands of examples, just like that."
"They know what happens, they know they're causing it, they don't care because they become that extreme and that dangerous. And thank God we have President Trump in the White House, in the Oval Office, defending and protecting this nation every day."
@StephenM 🔥
🚨 UPDATE: Leftists are REPEATEDLY vandalizing President Trump's Reflecting Pool, Scott Jennings NAILED IT
"You have people that hate Donald Trump so much that they would go out and destroy our national monuments vandalize Lincoln Memorial vandalize the grass. That's how broken brain they are!"
"Donald Trump has cleaned up Washington. The fountains work. The city is clean. The city is safe. It's good that he has taken an interest in this. And you have these people out here who are so broken brain about the fact that he's the president that they're spending their time vandalizing all this stuff!"
"I think it's terrible. And I hope anybody who vandalizes our monuments. I hope they get caught. I hope they get put in jail. He's trying to make the city beautiful for America 250. There's going to be a lot of people in Washington. They deserve to go to a clean, safe capital. And that's what he's trying to do!"
🇺🇸 The opening of Obama's Presidential Center gave us this gem: Obama and Jill Biden both walked off and forgot Joe!
Anyone else hit with a bit of sweet nostalgia seeing Joe lost on stage again? 😂
I was born in 1961 IN AMERICA.
So my name is William Michael Holte, not Kwame Mensah, Kofi Asante, Kojo Owusu or Chinedu Nwosu.
I celebrate Independence Day, NOT JUNETEENTH.
I celebrate Christmas, not Kwanzaa.
I’m not AFRICAN-American, I’m AMERICAN.
I’m not a BLACK American, I’m an AMERICAN.
My loyalty belongs to America, not to any fake African identity.
My history is American history, not African history.
My colors are RED, WHITE, and BLUE - not red, black, and green.
My anthem is the Star-Spangled Banner, not the Black National Anthem.
My flag is the Stars and Stripes, not the African Union banner.
My symbol is the bald eagle, not the Black Power fist or the letters "BLM."
I went to a white Catholic college, not an HBCU.
I got ahead through hard work and good education, not DEI and Affirmative Action.
In school, I recited The Pledge of Allegiance TO AMERICA.
I support The U.S. Constitution, not the weaponization of it against American citizens.
My future is tied to America’s success, not to racist democrat takeover policies.
And my president is Donald J Trump, not anybody else.
Who's with me on this?
Don’t EVER forget that FEMA kicked ENTIRE FAMILIES out of their hotels and into the ice and snow in Western North Carolina…
…while giving $59,000,000 to let illegal immigrants live in luxury hotels in New York City
AND THEN THEY LIED ABOUT IT FOR MONTHS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
🚨 WOW! Team USA stops to PRAY after their 2-0 victory over Australia in the World Cup
America is a Christian nation! 🙏🏻
These patriots are making their country proud on their home turf! 🇺🇸
🚨 NOW: National Guard troops are monitoring the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool like HAWKS after a man was arrested for jumping into the pool RIPPING SEALANT off the bottom
Deranged lefts are literally VANDALIZING the pool just to “get Trump”
INSANE to think this is where we are as a country.
You have GOT to be kidding me…
Obama just PRAISED the “ordinary people” who have “risked their lives” standing up against Trump and ICE.
Once again fueling more violence from the left. A former president telling them their actions are encouraged.
I’m not lying when I say Obama is the root of every problem in our country.
Where are the Muslims around the world decrying the evil Muslim rape gangs in the UK?
If this systemic rape and sexual torture of children, this exploitation, this dehumanization of people who are not Muslim—especially those who are sexually vulnerable...if this is not part of your religion, if this is not something you believe in, if this is contrary to your religious beliefs, then why are you quiet?
You have to wonder, why do we not hear from Muslims around the globe—particularly English-speaking Muslims in Western countries who are certainly as aware of this story by now? Why are these Muslims are silent?
Is it because they believe that this is permissible?
Is it because of the fact that their religion not only allows the dehumanization of any people who are not forced to convert to Islam, but demands it?
Where are they?