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'Not a time for politics': Mike Johnson smacks down effort to rein in Trump House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) smacked down the bipartisan war powers resolution proposal that would require President Donald Trump to seek congressional approval before authorizing further strikes on Iran, The Hill reported. Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Ro Khanna (D-CA) introduced the measure last week, meant to curb Trump's ability to strike when and where he likes. Despite the proposal, Trump announced Saturday that the U.S. military had "carried out massive precision strikes on the three key nuclear facilities in the Iranian regime: Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan." Trump claimed that Iran's nuclear capabilities were "obliterated" in the attack, despite media pushback. So far, Massie is the only Republican on the record supporting the resolution. It was unclear whether Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) supported the measure, although she has adamantly spoken out against U.S. involvement in Israel's conflict with Iran. Some 48 Democratic lawmakers in the House and Senate have said they would support such a measure. When asked Monday if he would allow a floor vote, Johnson said it was "not a time for politics." “I don’t think this is an appropriate time for a war powers resolution and I don’t think it’s necessary,” Johnson told reporters. “For 80 years, presidents of both parties have acted with the same commander-in-chief authority under Article II,
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