… want to say a few words about the news from last night that Donald Trump ordered strikes against Iran without authorization from Congress. Let me start out by clearly saying, Under the United States Constitution, the president cannot go to war without a vote of Congress. and without the consent of the American people right here in North Texas. It is illegal for Donald Trump to drag us into another endless war. (00:42–00:49)
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Asserts that the U.S. Constitution requires Congressional approval for the president to go to war.
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