The Democrats have no legal case against Trump’s Iran strike

Published June 23, 2025 4:24pm ET



No one expects the Democratic Party to support President Donald Trump’s bold decision to end Iran’s nuclear weapons program. However, they could at least be a little honest or consistent when speaking about the legality of Trump’s actions.

For example, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) called Trump’s airstrikes “unconstitutional,” as did Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN). This is odd because Pelosi and Klobuchar wholeheartedly supported former President Barack Obama’s war of regime change in Libya in 2011.

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