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Trump calls current Iran conflict a 'mini-war'

newsMay 4, 202638843

President Donald Trump called U.S. military operations involving Iran a "mini-war." Legal experts point to the War Powers Resolution and the Constitution, which require congressional authorization for sustained hostilities. Calling the conflict a "mini-war" could shape public perception, influence whether Congress asserts oversight or funding, and affect U.S. diplomatic posture in the Middle East.

Kyle Griffin
@kylegriffin1.bsky.social

Trump just referred to the war with Iran as a "mini-war."

5343h ago
lettergirl2020.bsky.social23

Any sized war still needs Congressional approval. Or it used to. 🙄

EARNED MY SPURS: "HE'S AN IDIOT" 🐎18

I'd hate to know what a "regular size" one costs

DlRotroff10

So those who die in this ‘mini war’ are just ‘a little bit dead’?

215 Pounds on the Moon, in 1/6 Gravity, Maybe.8

mini war with mini American deaths.

Matt Gaetz Forehead8

That’s also what he calls his package.

PacifiCali 🟦🟧🇺🇦🇨🇦🇲🇽🇺🇸8

Even a fun size war needs to approval of Congress 🤷‍♂️

Dawn Humphrey7

Follow-up question: Define a "mini-war" because to those of us without cognitive disorders, a war is a war, and not a "mini-war" or a "little excursion"

John Bigbooté - from the eight dimension.6

limit him to a mini budget

Ned Pyle6

Trump has a mini-brain and a mini-dick

Maskup5

Which means $1 billion a day is mini to him, taxpayers. He's not working for us, we're working our asses off for him.

Canadian Cynic4

So I'm assuming that raping a 12-year-old is a "mini-rape."

Patrick2

The Epstein files War of distraction.

Saint Sherman - The Ultimate Patriot2

All we won was high prices.

Random Bott 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 🇲🇩 🇬🇪 🇷🇴2

He still needs Congressional authorization to continue and approval of funds to expend for supplies, deployment of equipment and troops.

Leonardo Carretas2

It’s not such a “mini-war” for the innocent civilians whose lives are caught in the crossfire and are forced to face death and destruction. But American politicians don't seem to care about anything beyond themselves. How dehumanizing.

💙🇨🇦 🇨🇦𝙈𝙚𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙨 𝙅𝙖𝙧𝙫™️🎹 Ⓜ️Ⓜ️ 🇨🇦🇨🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🦋🦋
@justjarvtm.bsky.social

Trump: “We’re in a mini war.” That’s how gullible he thinks people are. Let that sink in. Mini war? That’s new to me.

1163h ago
Mark Chadbourn
@chadbourn.bsky.social

Trump on Iran: “I call it a “mini-war,” because that’s all they are.”

763h ago
Mark Chadbourn71

Trump: “We have a war right now. They say, “What’s taking so long?” “We were in Vietnam 19 years, Iraq for many years, 10 years, Korea 7 years—I won’t even mention WWII.”

👞 Old Brown Shoe 🕊️4

So, he thinks our troops are mini-dead, and mini-injured. Good riddance to all y’all who still support this fascist fuck. To half my family, this means you. 💔

DBdant3

Tell that to the people who have died. They didn't die a mini-death.

Cream of Roper2

Sounds like he’s getting nuttier by the day

Dustin2

Mini war that’s crushing the global economy and is challenging the world order. JFC

Matt Green
@mattgreencomedy.com

Liz Truss had a mini budget and this guy has a mini war. They both managed to mess up the economy.

693h ago
@GottaLaff
@gottalaff.bsky.social

Terminated We won It was over in an hour Excursion Mini-war

73h ago
DlRotroff
@dlrotroff.bsky.social

So those who die in this ‘mini war’ are just ‘a little bit dead’?

102h ago
Dawn Humphrey
@dhumph.bsky.social

Follow-up question: Define a "mini-war" because to those of us without cognitive disorders, a war is a war, and not a "mini-war" or a "little excursion"

72h ago
Ms. Trannÿ of Tÿranny 🏳️‍⚧️
@alissa914.bsky.social

Regardless of size, he still needs congressional approval. This isn't a mini war in any sense of the word as it has a huge global impact.

43h ago
wickit411.bsky.social
@wickit411.bsky.social

You are either in a war or not in a war. A "mini-war" is like saying youre kinda pregnant.

63h ago
James
@tuocodem.bsky.social

This is so disrespectful to our military. It’s not a mini war or an excursion for them, they are in a war. They face constant threats from missles, drones, and mines, but this incompetent old man just doesn’t seem to grasp the seriousness of the situation.

43h ago
TheEagles
@theeagles.bsky.social

OMG! What in the world is a MINI WAR! Trump has lost his mind! Republicans are responsible for this madness!

32h ago
jmorgan7.bsky.social
@jmorgan7.bsky.social

So now we’ve moved from an “excursion” to a “mini war”. He just admitted it’s a war. Now the War Powers Act should be invoked by Congress. No fucking excuses.

13h ago
Jen Hines
@ohaihines.bsky.social

I'm sure the parents of the school children that America slaughtered don't call it a mini-war.

3h ago
Dustin
@ulysses2619.bsky.social

Mini war that’s crushing the global economy and is challenging the world order. JFC

23h ago
American Bridge 21st Century
@ab21.bsky.social

Trump calls the war with Iran a “mini-war.” 13 service members are dead. Hundreds of others are injured, and many have severe traumatic brain injuries. After two months, it’s beyond disrespectful that he’d blow off the financial and human costs of war with Iran as “mini.”

12h ago

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