James Lankford: “Congress is the one that declares war.”

“What is the red line for you on that? Article one, Section eight, you know, power that Congress has. They're the ones who are supposed to be able to declare war. Sure, yeah, yeah. Congress is the one that declares war. The main focus really becomes the funding aspect of it. President has not come back and asked for additional funding.” (02:55–02:57)

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