From aboard Air Force One, en route to the NATO summit in the Netherlands, President Donald Trump posted a lengthy rant on Truth Social. His main target was Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. She had called his recent airstrikes on Iran “a grave violation of the Constitution” and said the attacks could be grounds for impeachment. That did not sit well with Trump.
He called her “stupid AOC” and “one of the ‘dumbest’ people in Congress.” Trump accused her of calling for impeachment because ‘Democrats aren’t used to winning.’ He also claimed she ‘can’t stand the concept of our Country being successful again.’”
At one point, Trump even called her “The Mouse” and told her to go “back to Queens” and fix what he described as “filthy, disgusting, crime-ridden streets” in her district.
But Ocasio-Cortez had not said anything personal. She raised a serious question about war powers and the law. She wrote, “He has impulsively risked launching a war that may ensnare us for generations. It is absolutely and clearly grounds for impeachment.”
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The Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war. Trump acted alone when he bombed Iran. Many people, including legal scholars, believe that it is unconstitutional.
This is not the first time a president has used military force without a vote in Congress. But this time feels different. The danger of war is much higher. The attack came with no warning. And now Trump is trying to silence people who are asking basic questions.
He also brought up other Democratic lawmakers, including Rep. Jasmine Crockett and Rep. Ilhan Omar. It’s a pattern we’ve seen before. When Trump feels threatened, he picks targets who look nothing like him and speak with voices he cannot control. He throws out insults, questions their smarts, twists their words, and dodges the actual issue.
This kind of behavior is not new. Trump was impeached twice during his first term. Once for trying to use foreign aid to hurt a political opponent. The second time for inciting the January 6 attack on the Capitol. He was acquitted by the Senate both times, but the facts never went away.
Now, with his finger once again on the edge of war, the pushback is growing. AOC is not alone. More lawmakers are calling the strikes reckless, even unlawful. It feels less like a measured decision and more like yet another impulsive act from Trump—one that suggests he is no longer fully in control.
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