{"id":110,"date":"2021-02-28T16:29:24","date_gmt":"2021-02-28T16:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sfawbn.com\/home\/?p=110"},"modified":"2021-02-28T16:30:38","modified_gmt":"2021-02-28T16:30:38","slug":"old-tweets-from-democrats-slamming-trump-resurface-after-syria-airstrike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sfawbn.com\/home\/2021\/02\/28\/old-tweets-from-democrats-slamming-trump-resurface-after-syria-airstrike\/","title":{"rendered":"After Syria airstrike, Pelosi looks rather stupid\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Past tweets from prominent Democrats including Vice President Kamala Harris and White House press secretary Jen Psaki that were critical of former President Donald Trump\u2019s approval of airstrikes in Syria resurfaced after President Joe Biden ordered an airstrike late Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Harris, then a California senator, previously tweeted<\/a> that she was \u201cdeeply concerned about the legal rationale\u201d of an April 2018 airstrike<\/a> approved by Trump that targeted three chemical weapons sites in Syria. Harris also said the former president needed to lay out a Syria strategy \u201cin consultation with Congress.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The president needs to lay out a comprehensive strategy in Syria in consultation with Congress \u2014 and he needs to do it now.<\/p>

\u2014 Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) April 14, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Psaki previously questioned Trump\u2019s \u201clegal authority\u201d to conduct airstrikes after the former president approved an operation in April 2017 targeting a Syrian air base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAssad is a brutal dictator. But Syria is a sovereign country,\u201d she tweeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also what is the legal authority for strikes? Assad is a brutal dictator. But Syria is a sovereign country.<\/p>

\u2014 Jen Psaki (@jrpsaki) April 7, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

A number of other prominent Democrats slammed the Trump administration for conducting airstrikes in Syria. Critics argued that such operations were unconstitutional and the former president required congressional authorization for military force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then-House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi tweeted<\/a> in April 2018 that airstrikes \u201cwere no substitute for a coherent strategy\u201d and Trump needed to \u201ccome to Congress\u201d and propose a \u201ccomprehensive strategy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

.@realDonaldTrump<\/a> must come to Congress to obtain a new AUMF, present a clear set of objectives, & ultimately hold Putin accountable for the bloodshed he has enabled. https:\/\/t.co\/Mwdwbs289X<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/9f3AB1SJnX<\/a><\/p>

\u2014 Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) April 14, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Democratic New York Rep. Jerry Nadler criticized the former president in an April 2018 tweet<\/a> for not \u201cgetting the congressional approval required for military action.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To be clear, Syrian Pres Bashar al-Assad is a monster who has committed war crimes against his own people. But that does not absolve @realDonaldTrump<\/a> from getting the congressional approval required for military action. https:\/\/t.co\/jfVdGr08Ie<\/a><\/p>

\u2014 Rep. Nadler (@RepJerryNadler) April 14, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, who was on the Democratic presidential ticket in 2016, called Trump\u2019s airstrikes \u201cillegal\u201d in an April 2018 tweet<\/a> and said Congress should ensure that presidents do not have \u201ca blank check to wage war.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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