Republicans Twiddle Their Thumbs on Iran as Democrats Seethe |
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Republican lawmakers appear uncertain over what steps to take regarding U.S. President Donald Trump’s war against Iran amid confusing signals from the White House about its strategy and priorities, a continued lack of specifics from the Defense Department about funding needs, and the conflict’s rising unpopularity with American voters ahead of the fall midterm elections.
After a two-week spring recess, senators this week returned to Capitol Hill, where Republican members were pushed to answer questions on whether they had concerns with Trump’s recent threat to destroy Iranian civilization, how long they would continue to support an unauthorized war, and how they planned to address the administration’s request for hundreds of billions of dollars in increased military spending in a narrowly divided Congress—and against a backdrop of Democrats criticizing them for ignoring voters’ desire to focus on bringing down the cost of living.
Republican lawmakers appear uncertain over what steps to take regarding U.S. President Donald Trump’s war against Iran amid confusing signals from the White House about its strategy and priorities, a continued lack of specifics from the Defense Department about funding needs, and the conflict’s rising unpopularity with American voters ahead of the fall midterm elections.
After a two-week spring recess, senators this week returned to Capitol Hill, where Republican members were pushed to answer questions on whether they had concerns with Trump’s recent threat to destroy Iranian civilization, how long they would continue to support an unauthorized war, and how they planned to address the administration’s request for hundreds of billions of dollars in increased military spending in a narrowly divided Congress—and against a backdrop of Democrats criticizing them for ignoring voters’ desire to focus on bringing down the cost of living.
By and large, Republicans did not have answers to these questions from reporters and sought either to change the........