Mike Johnson: “The Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war…”

“It's really something that everybody should respect and applaud. And because I'm sure you'll have questions, let me be clear. The Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war. There's no dispute about that, of course, but we are not in a war in Venezuela. The Constitution also vests the president with the power as commander in chief that he can use to deploy military forces to address threats to the US and enforce our laws.” (43:15–43:22)

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