Rep. Beth Van Duyne accused Democrats on Newsmax of prioritizing their opposition to President Trump over the perceived threat from Iran. The House passed a 220-204 war powers resolution directing the president to withdraw U.S. forces from hostilities with Iran unless Congress authorizes continued action; seven Republicans joined Democrats. Separately, the House tabled Rep. Al Green's impeachment resolution. The Iran campaign has killed at least 18 U.S. service members and the CBO estimates Pentagon costs at $38 billion.
Van Duyne Says Democrats Are 'Obsessed' With Trump, Overlooking Iran Threat as House Advances War Powers Measure
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Rep. Beth Van Duyne (R-Texas) told Newsmax on Saturday that Democrats are prioritizing their opposition to President Donald Trump over what she described as the growing threat from Iran, comments coming days after the House debated both a war powers resolution and an impeachment effort.
Appearing on the network's "Saturday Report," Van Duyne said Democrats have "proven over and over again" that their focus on Trump supersedes attention to "obvious threats to the rest of the world and to the United States."
"They don't really care if Iran had the ability to be able to create nuclear warheads that could reach London," she said, emphasizing her view that Tehran's capabilities should be a higher priority for lawmakers.
On Tuesday, the House voted 220-204 to pass a resolution directing President Trump to remove U.S. forces from hostilities with Iran unless Congress explicitly authorizes continued involvement. The measure, sponsored by Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.), drew support from seven House Republicans and marked the third time since June the House approved such a resolution.
"Tonight, Congress did its job under the Constitution and said enough is enough," Moulton said, according to UPI.
The White House has dismissed the concurrent war powers resolutions as legally unenforceable. The Senate approved an earlier resolution in June, and Senate Democrats said the chamber has agreed to vote on a House-passed resolution by Oct. 2, UPI reported.
Separately, the House voted 232-147 to table an impeachment resolution filed by Rep. Al Green (D-Texas). Eighteen Democrats joined Republicans to table the measure; 147 Democrats voted to keep it alive and 46 members voted present. Green's resolution, brought without party leaders' backing, sought to impeach the president over alleged killings by federal immigration officials, Axios reported.
The wider military campaign with Iran escalated after large-scale U.S.-Israeli strikes in late February. At least 18 American service members have been killed in the operations, and the Congressional Budget Office estimates related Pentagon costs at about $38 billion.
The remarks and congressional votes underscore continuing divisions in Washington over how to balance executive military action, congressional authority under war powers, and partisan disputes over impeachment and oversight.
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