Kaine to introduce Senate war powers resolution after Trump threatens Oman
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) said on Monday that he intends to introduce a resolution under the War Powers Act to prevent U.S. President Donald Trump from carrying out his threat to “bomb the s**t out of Oman.”Trump made the threat earlier on Monday in an interview with Fox News in reference to the sultanate’s role in U.S. negotiations with Iran.“If Oman gets in the way, we’ll bomb the s**t out of them,” Trump said.Later in the day, Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that Oman had not “behaved very well, but we’d handle them very easily, just like we do others.”Oman and Iran control the territorial waters around the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s de facto closure of the strait has become one of the main issues in its negotiations with the United States, with Iran demanding that it manage the vital energy corridor.Oman is a close partner of the…
Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.) announced on Monday his intention to introduce a resolution under the War Powers Act to prevent President Donald Trump from acting on his threat to "bomb the s**t out of Oman." Trump made the threat during a Fox News interview, citing Oman's role in U.S. negotiations with Iran regarding the Strait of Hormuz. Kaine stated that Trump's threat against Oman, a country with strong diplomatic ties and a free trade agreement with the U.S., would benefit adversaries like China and Russia. He hopes to gain bipartisan support for the resolution, which he plans to introduce when Congress reconvenes in mid-September. This effort follows previous attempts by Kaine to curb Trump's war powers, though such resolutions would likely face a presidential veto.
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