McConnell: Trump had authority for strikes

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has no plans to take up a new resolution authorizing the president to use military force abroad, and told reporters Friday he believes President Trump had the authority to conduct strikes in Syria on Thursday and is not planning new strikes.

“I think the president had the authority to do what he did,” said McConnell, R-Ky. “And I’m glad he did it.”

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