{"id":2610543,"date":"2026-06-04T09:16:40","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T13:16:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-rips-gop-defectors-in-war-powers-resolution-unpatriotic\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T09:18:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T13:18:00","slug":"trump-rips-gop-defectors-in-war-powers-resolution-unpatriotic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-rips-gop-defectors-in-war-powers-resolution-unpatriotic\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump rips GOP defectors in war powers resolution: &#8216;Unpatriotic&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-rips-gop-defectors-in-war-powers-resolution-unpatriotic%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2610543&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump criticized four \u201cbad\u201d republicans-along with Democrats-for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/governors-speak-out-against-potential-vaccine-passport-mandate\/\" title=\"Governors speak out against potential vaccine passport mandate\">supporting legislation<\/a> that would require the president to end U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/confirmed-chinese-troops-on-canadian-soil-during-military-exercises\/\" title=\"Confirmed: Chinese Troops on Canadian Soil During Military Exercises\">military operations<\/a> against Iran unless Congress explicitly authorizes them. The House passed the measure, and the Senate had approved similar legislation earlier, dealing Trump a major foreign-policy setback.<\/p>\n<p>In a Truth Social post, Trump said the vote was unpatriotic and occurred during negotiations aimed at ending the conflict. He argued the Democrats, and then the four Republicans specifically, were grandstanding rather than acting in the country\u2019s interest.<\/p>\n<p>The article notes that around the same period,Iran withdrew from negotiations and the U.S. and Iranian forces exchanged \u201cself-defense\u201d strikes, including U.S. action against Qeshm Island and subsequent Iranian attacks on U.S. assets in Kuwait.<\/p>\n<p>It also identifies the four Republicans as Thomas Massie, Brian Fitzpatrick, Tom Barrett, and Warren Davidson. The piece explains that the 1973 War Powers Resolution limits presidential authority to 60 days without congressional approval (with only a narrow one-time extension), and says the Iran conflict has exceeded the statutory timeframe.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\"> Donald Trump<\/a> on Thursday ripped four \u201cbad\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republicans\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"240\">Republicans<\/a> who joined <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"249\">Democrats<\/a> in passing legislation that effectively forces the president to end American military operations in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iran<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The House <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4576195\/house-clears-resolution-to-rein-in-trumps-war-powers\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4576195\/house-clears-resolution-to-rein-in-trumps-war-powers\/\">passed legislation to<\/a> \u201cremove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities against Iran unless explicitly authorized\u201d by Congress, delivering a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >high-profile foreign policy defeat<\/a> to the president. The Senate passed similar legislation a few weeks ago. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4593195\/trump-losses-gop-iowa-kennedy-center\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump faces a string of losses after riding high over the GOP<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4594195\/unions-trump-order-federal-workers-at-will\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Unions condemn Trump order making federal workers \u2018at-will\u2019 employees<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4593431\/pulte-dni-poor-choice-byron-york\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Bill Pulte as acting DNI a \u2018poor choice\u2019: Byron York<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4576195\/house-clears-resolution-to-rein-in-trumps-war-powers\/\">TRUMP SUFFERS DEFEAT AS FOUR HOUSE REPUBLICANS BACK REMOVING US FROM HOSTILITIES WITH IRAN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYesterday, in a meaningless vote, the House voted, 4 bad Republicans and all of the Dumocrats, to limit my War Powers, right in the middle of my final negotiations to end the War with the Islamic Republic of Iran,\u201d Trump said in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/116691542670526572\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/116691542670526572\">a Truth Social post<\/a>.  \u201cWho would do such an unpatriotic thing. They know where the negotiations stand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran backed out of negotiations with the United States on Monday, just short of a week after U.S. and Iranian negotiators agreed to extend the ceasefire for two months. On Tuesday, U.S. and Iranian forces traded \u201cself-defense\u201d strikes, in which the U.S. struck Qeshm Island, to which Iran responded with attacks targeting U.S. assets in Kuwait.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still, Trump condemned the vote, backing U.S. military action as a step toward victory. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Democrats are fueled by Trump Derangement Syndrome,\u201d he said in his post. \u201cThey would rather have our Country fail than give me another, of many, victories. The four Republicans, that\u2019s a whole other story \u2013 They\u2019re GRANDSTANDERS! They should be ashamed of themselves.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reps. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/thomas-massie\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"17668\">Thomas Massie<\/a> (R-KY), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Tom Barrett (R-MI), and Warren Davidson (R-OH) were the four Republicans to join Democrats. Davidson was a new addition to the GOP members who backed limiting Trump\u2019s Iran <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bipartisan-group-of-senators-seek-to-strip-biden-of-certain-war-powers\/\" title=\"Bipartisan Group Of Senators Seek To Strip Biden Of Certain ... Powers\">war powers<\/a> last month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The president <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4460164\/trump-endorsement-tracker-gop-2026-election-primaries\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4460164\/trump-endorsement-tracker-gop-2026-election-primaries\/\">has already endorsed<\/a> Davidson and Barrett in the midterm elections, both of whom are looking to keep their seats. Neither congressman faces any GOP challengers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Massie had already broken from his party earlier this year and made himself an enemy of the president, which ultimately cost him reelection.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4593195\/trump-losses-gop-iowa-kennedy-center\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4593195\/trump-losses-gop-iowa-kennedy-center\/\">TRUMP FACES A STRING OF LOSSES AFTER RIDING HIGH OVER THE GOP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Barrett and Fitzpatrick told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that they had made clear to the White House where they stand on the conflict.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/war-powers-resolution\/\">1973 War Powers Resolution<\/a> limits a president\u2019s power to allow military action to 60 days before having to seek authorization from Congress. The law does allow the president to grant himself a one<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/graham-tells-trump-to-ignore-60-day-iran-war-powers-deadline\/\" title=\"Graham tells ... to \u2018ignore\u2019 60...day ... deadline\">-time 30-day extension<\/a>, subject to limitations on offensive operations. The Iran war has extended well past the 90-day mark.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump blasts four \u201cbad\u201d GOP allies who joined Democrats to curb U.S. Iran war powers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2610544,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26154726409062.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[6571,50462,6203,3634,57516],"class_list":["post-2610543","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-elections","tag-foreign-policy-2","tag-gop","tag-trump","tag-war-powers"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26154726409062.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2610543","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2610543"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2610543\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2610547,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2610543\/revisions\/2610547"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2610544"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2610543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2610543"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2610543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}