Republicans say they will defer to Trump on Iran war despite arrival of 60-day deadline

[dalton99a]

https://apnews.com/article/iran-congress-war-powers-republicans-trump-authorization-41ef029df176a6486422e9d68aa6d872

Republicans say they will defer to Trump on Iran war despite arrival of 60-day deadline
By MARY CLARE JALONICK, STEPHEN GROVES and SEUNG MIN KIM
Updated 11:04 PM CDT, April 30, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — Many Republicans who have been uneasy with President Donald Trump’s war in Iran emphasized that there would be a May 1 deadline for Congress to intervene. But the date is now set to pass with no action from GOP lawmakers who continue to defer to the White House.

Under the War Powers Resolution of 1973, Congress must declare war or authorize the use of force within 60 days — a deadline that falls on Friday — or within 90 days if the president asks for an extension. But Congress made no attempt at enforcing that requirement, leaving town for a week on Thursday after the Senate rejected a Democratic attempt to halt the war for a sixth time.

The Trump administration has shown no interest in seeking congressional approval at all. It is arguing that the deadlines set by the law don’t apply because the war in Iran effectively ended when a ceasefire began in early April.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said Thursday he doesn’t plan on a vote to authorize force in Iran or otherwise weigh in.

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Trump doesn't give a shit about the law because he knows there are no consequences.

[ck4829]

1. Cowards peeing on the constitution with their fear

[Lovie777]

2. Republican Party with a few Dems.....

have blood on their hands.

[Deuxcents]

3. It doesn't matter to them what the laws or Constitution says..only their cult leader's words mean anything

Congress should cut off the war funding, bring our military back to take care of their needs because there are plenty as has been reported.

[Lonestarblue]

4. Republicans could save face for Trump by declaring it now illegal.

Trump can just blame Republicans for ending the war while Republicans can take credit for ending an unpopular war. Iran has the upper hand now and Trump has no clue what to do. He needs a way to declare himself a winner.

[pat_k]

5. NO WAY OUT with the felon in the WH

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When allies pushed back on Greenland threats, he "walked away."

For the felon, there is no walking away on Iran.

He is incapable of negotiating.

His demands will never be met.

The Iranian regime cares not for the suffering of it's people. No amount of bombing will "win" this war as long as IRGC and Basij with jet skis and cheap drones can inflict damage on neighbors, oil tankers, and container ships.

The only "out" is surrender and reparations -- and epic humiliation.-- which he will NEVER allow.

The magnitude of the damage to this nation and the world done by his criminal Iran insanity will escalate every week as the year progresses.

Republicans are in denial. They have their fingers in their ears, singing "la la la." The creatures are hanging on to the fantasy that the felon's criminal war on Iran will magically come to an end and things will "snap back" to some sort of tolerable trumpian business as usual.

But that will NEVER happen with the felon in the White House. There is no out with Trump in power.

He IS the crisis.

The ONLY way to end the crisis is if he leaves.

If enough of them wake up and see this reality we'll see an effort to push him out. A push to resign for "health reasons" or some face saving bullshit.

Resignation is not outside the realm of possibility.

If that does come to pass, they'll find they left it to long. It's too late. Many, many Republican careers are over. The party can't "live down" this level of chaos and destruction. And they only have themselves to blame.

[displacedvermoter]

6. What was that cult in Switzerland that went out

and bought new running shoes and then committed mass suicide? I see similarities in behavior, here.

[dalton99a]

8. The Heaven's Gate cult in California - they wore brand-new Nikes to meet extraterrestrials

The cult in Switzerland was the Solar Temple - very secretive and violent

[displacedvermoter]

9. Nuts all over...

Very secretive and violent, sounds like the Freedom Caucus.

[Ms. Toad]

7. They can't legally defer to Trump, without declaring war,

I
Or authorizung an extension.

The authority to wage war automatically terminates, unless further authorized by Congress. So inaction is termination of the legal authority, not authorization to carry on.

The media needs to be accurately reporting the reality that, without action by Congress, the president is acting illegally.