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Tim Kaine: “Even George Washington was not entrusted by the framers of…”

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My Speech Ahead of the Senate's Vote on My War Powers Resolution:

Published October 8, 2025 | Video Starts at 07:39

That's why that provision is so sacred in the Article 1 branch. And that's why Even George Washington was not entrusted by the framers of the Constitution to make a decision like this on his own. I will finish where I started. This is not about dissatisfaction with President Trump. I filed similar resolutions, as my colleague from Idaho knows, when President Obama was president. (07:39–07:49)

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Asserts that the framers of the Constitution did not trust George Washington to make unilateral military decisions.

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