Texas Lawmakers React to U.S. Strikes on Iranian Nuclear Facilities

Bipartisan Reactions to U.S. Strikes in Iran

• 🇺🇸 Senator John Cornyn, a Republican, applauded President Trump's decision to strike Iranian nuclear facilities, calling it courageous and correct.
• 👏 Cornyn thanked the military and the president, stating this action demonstrates leadership on the world stage.
• 🇺🇸 Senator Ted Cruz, also a Republican, commended the pilots, service members, and intelligence personnel involved in the operation.
• 🎯 Cruz highlighted the Iranian regime acquiring nuclear weapons as the most acute immediate threat to America and its allies.

Concerns Over Congressional Approval

• 🏛️ Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett, a Democrat, criticized the action for lacking congressional approval.
• ⚖️ She emphasized that the Constitution requires Congress to authorize military force before any president can launch a strike.
• ⚠️ Congressman Wen Castro, a Democrat, described the strikes as a dangerously escalatory step.
• 🗣️ Castro stated that the president has taken the U.S. to war with Iran without debate, authorization, or explanation to the American people.
• 🌍 Castro warned that the actions of the president and Benjamin Netanyahu risk another protracted war in the Middle East that the American people do not want.