A Republican senator blamed a “dismissive attitude” toward Congress for fueling his outburst after a classified briefing on Iran’s missile attacks on Iraqi bases that host U.S. troops.

Mike Lee, a nine-year senator from Utah, told Fox News that he called the briefing “insulting and demeaning” because of how the top Trump administration officials refused to answer questions about needing Congress to authorize the use of military force.

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