Trump said Cuba is next, Senate will vote to prevent an attack
The U.S. Senate will vote next week on a Democratic proposal to prevent U.S. President Donald Trump from launching an attack on Cuba, Senate aides said today.
TL;DR
- The U.S. Senate will vote next week on a Democratic proposal to prevent President Trump from launching an attack on Cuba.
- Democratic senators Tim Kaine, Adam Schiff, and Ruben Gallego introduced the war powers resolution for Cuba last month.
- The resolution's passage requires Republican leadership in the Senate to allow a vote.
- Trump previously ordered U.S. military strikes on Venezuela and Iran without Congressional approval.
- Democrats have made multiple unsuccessful attempts in both the Senate and House to force Trump to seek Congressional approval for military operations.
- Republicans, holding a slim majority, have largely voted against these Democratic resolutions.
- The U.S. Constitution grants Congress, not the President, the power to declare war, with exceptions for short-term operations or immediate threats.
- The White House maintains Trump's actions are within his rights as commander-in-chief.
- Congressional Republicans accuse Democrats of introducing these resolutions solely to attack Trump.