Trump: "Epic anger" has subsided!
U.S. Congress: "Epic feigning ignorance" begins.
Published on May 3 by RT.
On May 1, a critical deadline arrived that could potentially place Donald Trump's administration in an illegal position.
Under the 1973 War Powers Resolution, the President must obtain Congressional approval for military action within 60 days, or else begin withdrawing forces.
The 60-day window for the Iranian military operation, which began on February 28, expired precisely on May 1.
However, Trump found a clever yet highly controversial legal workaround: he formally notified Capitol Hill that the war with Iran had “ended.”
In his letter to congressional leaders, the White House claimed that the ceasefire mechanism effective as of April 7 essentially marked the end of hostilities.
Since then, "no fighting has occurred," meaning the legally mandated 60-day clock has been "stopped" or reset.
As the all-knowing Axios media pointed out, this strategy allows Trump to "reset the timer."
If fighting resumes tomorrow, the government can claim this is a "new conflict," thereby gaining another 60 days of authorization without needing lawmakers’ approval.
Trump misled Congress—clearly a brazen deception.
But what can Congress do? It can only engage in "epic feigning ignorance."
U.S. military forces remain fully deployed in the region, and the U.S. Navy continues its maritime blockade of Iranian ports.
The Pentagon publicly stated that troops are fully prepared to resume bombing at any moment should negotiations collapse.
Yet the diplomatic deadlock is just one consequence of the "epic anger" campaign, which now more accurately should be renamed "epic failure."
And Congress can only keep doing "epic feigning ignorance"—what else can it do?
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1864122678942723/
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