‘Very insulting’: Trump vetoes resolution limiting war powers against Iran

Published May 6, 2020 10:32pm ET



President Trump condemned Democrats after vetoing a resolution that would have limited his ability to use military action against Iran without congressional approval.

The bipartisan resolution, which the president vetoed on Wednesday, came in response to Trump’s decision to carry out a drone strike against Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani in early January.

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