AOC says Iran strikes without authorisation is 'grounds for impeachment'
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the prominent Democratic lawmaker, has strongly condemned Donald Trump's decision to attack Iran.
"The President's disastrous decision to bomb Iran without authorization is a grave violation of the Constitution and Congressional War Powers," she wrote on X.
"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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