And I emphasize that point because we were not under attack from Iran. We were not under imminent threat of attack. And in those circumstances, The president needs to come to Congress to authorize use of military force. He didn't. So now we have 13 service members dead. We have hundreds more injured, some very seriously, and we see these price shocks with gasoline, with fertilizer for our farmers that are just getting ready to plant. (01:39–01:45)
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Asserts that President Trump did not seek Congressional authorization for military force against Iran.
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