Redditsux@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 23 hours agoMike Johnson Wants Trump to Have More War Powers, Says Law Requiring Congressional Approval is Unconstitutionalwww.mediaite.comexternal-linkmessage-square72linkfedilinkarrow-up1384arrow-down16
arrow-up1378arrow-down1external-linkMike Johnson Wants Trump to Have More War Powers, Says Law Requiring Congressional Approval is Unconstitutionalwww.mediaite.comRedditsux@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 23 hours agomessage-square72linkfedilink
minus-squareryperlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·22 hours ago “Many respected constitutional experts argue that the War Powers Act is itself unconstitutional. I’m persuaded by that argument.” I don’t think he was persuaded by the argument, I think he was hoping such an argument existed. Anything for daddy Trump.
minus-squarekablammy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-29 hours agoJournalists should have immediately asked him “which expert first won him over with their argument, and which of their arguments was most compelling”. Make him squirm.
minus-squarethefartographer@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up8·22 hours agoEverybody’s saying it. And even if they weren’t, I believed it before they said it!
I don’t think he was persuaded by the argument, I think he was hoping such an argument existed. Anything for daddy Trump.
Journalists should have immediately asked him “which expert first won him over with their argument, and which of their arguments was most compelling”. Make him squirm.
Everybody’s saying it. And even if they weren’t, I believed it before they said it!