Jeffries, Schumer criticize Trump for striking Iranian nuclear facilities

[SocialDemocrat61]

Jeffries, Schumer criticize Trump for striking Iranian nuclear facilities
The top House Democrat warned that the attacks could ‘risk American entanglement in a potentially disastrous war in the Middle East’
By Marc Rod

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) criticized President Donald Trump for carrying out strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities without congressional authorization, a voice of opposition that was echoed by many leading Democrats on Capitol Hill.

Jeffries said in a statement less than two hours after Trump announced the strikes that Trump “misled the country about his intentions, failed to seek congressional authorization for the use of military force and risks American entanglement in a potentially disastrous war in the Middle East.”

He said that the Trump administration must explain to the country why it carried out the strikes and brief Congress.

“Donald Trump shoulders complete and total responsibility for any adverse consequences that flow from his unilateral military action,” Jeffries continued.

Schumer, in a similarly critical statement, said that “no president should be allowed to unilaterally march this nation into something as consequential as war with erratic threats and no strategy” and said he would be urging all lawmakers to support war powers legislation to block further military action against Iran, and called for an immediate vote.

https://jewishinsider.com/2025/06/house-minority-leader-jeffries-criticizes-trump-for-striking-iranian-nuclear-facilities/

Since some were asking. Just a reminder, just because the corporate media failed to report something, doesn't mean it didn't happen.

[Jilly_in_VA]

1. Yeah, in their usual manner

Jeffries really let him have it. Schumer, not so much; although it was a decent statement, it was still vintage Schumer. We need a mbetter majority leader, someone like Tammy Duckworth.

[SocialDemocrat61]

2. True

He should consider retiring from the position.

[Lonestarblue]

3. I fear that Trump and the war hawks have opened the door to future terrorism against the US.

Osama bib Laden declared jihad against the US involvement 1990, but it was not until 2001 that his hatred of the US culminated in 9/11. Attacks before 9/11 resulted in US deaths as well. Some wealthy Iranians even now may be planning revenge for this attack. It s ordinary Americans, though, who will pay the price, not Trump and his military hawks who think bombs and military force are the solutions to all problems. Trump had time to negotiate. He just couldn’t be bothered. Perhaps if the Ayatollah had promised him many millions of dollars to build a Trump development in Tehran or on the Caspian Sea (to rival Trump’s plan for a Gaza playground for the rich), Trump would not have declared war.

[Scrivener7]

4. Strongly worded.

[Autumn]

5. In retaliation they should insist we taxpayers give more money to Israel.

Netanyahu might have overspent with his unilateral military action against Iran.

Sort of.