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Trump claims other presidents flouted war powers law. It's a mixed record
Key takeaways
- As a critical two-month deadline for the war expired on Friday, Trump said his predecessors considered Congress' authority to limit a president's war powers as "totally unconstitutional".
- "So many presidents, as you know, have gone and exceeded it," Trump said when asked if he would seek congressional authorisation.
- "Nobody's ever asked for it before," Trump added.
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Daniel Bush Washington correspondent Trump claims congressional approval for war 'has never been sought before'President Donald Trump has insisted he doesn't need congressional authorisation to continue the war with Iran, arguing that past US commanders-in-chief didn't seek such approval.
As a critical two-month deadline for the war expired on Friday, Trump said his predecessors considered Congress' authority to limit a president's war powers as "totally unconstitutional".
"So many presidents, as you know, have gone and exceeded it," Trump said when asked if he would seek congressional authorisation.
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