Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and other progressives pushed to impeach President Trump over his Iran strikes, but Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) declared the effort \u201cdead on arrival,\u201d saying impeachment talk cheapens its meaning. Even some Democrats admitted the push had no real chance, though they accused Trump of bypassing Congress.<\/p>\n
Republicans strongly defended Trump, with Vice President J.D. Vance and Speaker Mike Johnson saying the president acted within his authority to stop Iran. GOP lawmakers also blasted Democrats for hypocrisy, noting past presidents used military force without facing impeachment calls.<\/p>\n
Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman brushed aside far-left \u201cSquad\u201d Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez\u2019s clamoring to impeach President Trump over his Saturday strikes against three of Iran\u2019s nuclear facilities.<\/p>\n
Fetterman (D-Pa.), who lauded the attack, warned that Ocasio-Cortez\u2019s (D-NY) threat reduces the significance of impeachment, which he implied should be reserved for more extreme circumstances.<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course, no, she knows it. I know it. We all know it,\u201d Fetterman told Fox News\u2019 \u201cAmerica\u2019s Newsroom\u201d when asked about the possibility of Trump getting impeached over the strikes.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s not going anywhere on. And you know, he\u2019s been impeached twice, and now he\u2019s still our president,\u201d the Keystone State lawmaker added.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think if you throw that term around, that actually diminishes what the severity of what impeachment is really reserved for.\u201d<\/p>\n
On Saturday, Trump announced that he had ordered strikes on Iran\u2019s Natanz, Fordow and Isfahan nuclear facilities. Top military officials are still assessing the damage done during the strikes, but Trump claimed there had been \u201cmonumental damage\u201d done.<\/p>\n
Trump drew ire from many on the left and from some in his own party for launching the surprise attack known as “Operation Midnight Hammer<\/a>” against Iran’s key nuclear sites without congressional approval on Saturday.<\/p>\n In an X post reacting to the news, Ocasio-Cortez wrote, “The President\u2019s disastrous decision to bomb Iran without authorization is a grave violation of the Constitution and Congressional War Powers.<\/p>\n Pennsylvania Sen.\u00a0John Fetterman<\/a>\u00a0shot down “Squad” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s call to impeach President\u00a0Donald Trump<\/a>\u00a0for ordering airstrikes against key Iranian nuclear sites, telling Fox News that the proposal isn’t “going anywhere.”<\/p>\n “Of course, no [he should not be impeached],” the Keystone State Democrat said on “America’s Newsroom,” Monday.<\/p>\n “She knows it. I know it. We all know it\u2026 that’s not going anywhere. He’s been impeached twice, and now he’s still our president as well too, so it’s not going anywhere, and I don’t think [bringing it up is] helpful.”<\/p>\n Trump drew ire from many on the left and from some in his own party for launching the surprise attack known as “Operation Midnight Hammer<\/a>” against Iran’s key nuclear sites without congressional approval on Saturday.<\/p>\n In an X post reacting to the news, Ocasio-Cortez wrote, “The President\u2019s disastrous decision to bomb Iran without authorization is a grave violation of the Constitution and Congressional War Powers.”<\/p>\n “He has impulsively risked launching a war that may ensnare us for generations. It is absolutely and clearly grounds for impeachment.”<\/p>\n Fetterman, who has been supportive of Israel and critical of Iran, said that tossing around the word “impeachment” diminishes the severity of what it should be reserved for.<\/p>\n “Operation Midnight Hammer” employed B-2 stealth bombers to strike three Iranian nuclear sites at Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan after a long journey across the Atlantic on Saturday.<\/p>\n