"While both Democratic leaders chided Trump for failing to seek congressional authorization and not adequately briefing lawmakers on the details of Saturday's attacks, neither offered a full-throated condemnation of a military assault that has killed hundreds so far, including dozens of children, and hurled the Middle East into chaos."
"Schumer (D-NY) - who infamously worked to defeat the 2015 nuclear deal that Trump later abandoned during his first White House term, setting the stage for the current crisis - said he "implored" US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to "be straight with Congress and the American people about the objectives of these strikes and what comes next.""
"Jeffries (D-NY), a beneficiary of AIPAC campaign cash, said in his response to the massive US-Israeli assault that "Iran is a bad actor and must be aggressively confronted for its human rights violations, nuclear ambitions, support of terrorism, and the threat it poses to our allies like Israel and Jordan in the region.""
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries received backlash for their tepid responses to President Trump's military assault on Iran. While both criticized Trump for not seeking congressional authorization and inadequately briefing lawmakers, neither provided strong condemnation of the strikes that killed hundreds, including children, and destabilized the Middle East. Schumer urged Secretary of State Rubio for transparency about strike objectives while emphasizing Iran's nuclear threat and Americans' opposition to prolonged Middle Eastern conflict. Jeffries characterized Iran as a bad actor requiring aggressive confrontation over human rights violations, nuclear ambitions, and terrorism support, but stopped short of forcefully opposing the military action.
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