Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg openly criticized Donald Trump on Monday for playing 'checkers' with Iran instead of '3-D chess,' questioning the president's decision to kill the Islamist nation's top general Qassem Soleimani last week. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the U.S. military may well strike more Iranian leaders if the Islamic Republic retaliates. Schumer said Trump lacks the authority to engage militarily with Iran and Congress needs a new war powers resolution 'to be a check on this president.' In response, the House Foreign Affairs Committee tweeted: 'This Media Post will serve as a reminder that war powers reside in the Congress under the United States Constitution. And that you should read the War Powers Act.

Source: Daily Mail January 06, 2020 14:01 UTC