NO CHOICE' - Speaker Johnson Drops Bombshell on Live TV After Talking to Trump
WASHINGTON D.C. — The battle over President Donald Trump’s sweeping military operations in Iran has officially moved from the Middle East to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. As a massive joint U.S.-Israeli military strike continues to rock the Iranian regime, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is issuing a dire, red-alert warning to lawmakers attempting to strip the Commander-in-Chief of his authority.
In a bombshell statement, Johnson completely pushed back against a highly controversial War Powers resolution spearheaded by Reps. Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Thomas Massie (R-KY), calling the legislative attempt to hamstring the President a "frightening prospect."
THE THURSDAY SHOWDOWN
The bipartisan resolution, which is expected to be forced to the House floor on Thursday, would legally require formal Congressional authorization before President Trump can use any further military force against Iran.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) is aggressively urging lawmakers to support the resolution, telling CNN that Trump desperately needs to be "constrained." But Speaker Johnson vehemently disagrees, warning that pulling the plug midway through a highly sensitive mission is a recipe for disaster.
“I think the idea that we would move a War Powers Act vote right now, I mean, it will be forced to the floor, but the idea that we would take the ability of our commander in chief, the president, take his authority away right now to finish this job, is a frightening prospect to me,” Johnson told reporters.
“It’s dangerous, and I am certainly hopeful, and I believe we do have the votes to put it down," Johnson added. "That’s going to be a good thing for the country and our security and stability.”
THE "BIG WAVE" IS COMING
The urgency of Johnson's defense aligns with a massive revelation from President Trump himself. Speaking to CNN on Monday morning, Trump confirmed that the military operation is moving swiftly and that the "big wave" of strikes is yet to come.
When asked about the timeline of the conflict, the President stated: "I don’t want to see it go on too long. I always thought it would be four weeks. And we’re a little ahead of schedule."
The stakes could not be higher. Secretary of State Marco Rubio revealed on Monday that the Iranian military was desperately racing to achieve "immunity" for its nuclear weapons program by developing enough ballistic missiles to shield the program from destruction. That ticking time bomb, Rubio explained, is exactly why Trump chose to act now.
THE INTELLIGENCE LEAK THREAT
Responding to critics who claim Trump launched the strikes without proper congressional approval, Speaker Johnson delivered a masterclass in constitutional authority.
Johnson noted that Trump’s actions were "defensive in nature and in design and in necessity," meaning a formal declaration of war was never required. Furthermore, the administration did officially brief the bipartisan congressional "Gang of Eight" prior to the attacks.
Why not brief the full Congress? According to Johnson, it was a matter of national security.
"If they had briefed a larger group than the Gang of Eight, you know, there’s a real threat that that very sensitive intelligence that we had, you know, might have been leaked or something," Johnson stated.
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Johnson reminded the press that the commander-in-chief must have the latitude to act on sensitive, urgent information without the entire legislature micromanaging the battlefield. Historically, every single president since the passage of the War Powers Act in the 1970s has maintained that the act unconstitutionally limits a president’s Article II authorities.
With the "big wave" approaching and the House floor gearing up for a massive Thursday showdown, the Trump administration and its allies in Congress are preparing to hold the line.
