Mike Johnson Feeling the Heat as House Cancels Iran War Powers Vote
There was a scheduled vote on the Iran War Powers resolution in the House on Thursday night, but it was pulled.
House Speaker Mike Johnson is likely feeling mounting pressure after a vote on a resolution aimed at curbing President Donald Trump’s war powers in Iran was pulled. Amid the scheduled vote on Thursday night, it was apparent that House Republicans did not have the votes to defeat the Democratic resolution, and the measure was ultimately scrapped until next month, the Associated Press reports. Johnson has been an outspoken supporter of Trump’s military campaign in Iran, saying just last week that, “The president has declared Operation Epic Fury to have concluded, and now we’re working on the next project, which is getting the Strait of Hormuz open.
We don’t expect that to be a warfare activity, so to speak. So we’ve got to allow the administration time to negotiate these things. ” Johnson later added, “I don’t think Congress needs to get in the way of the administration as they finish what is now a negotiation instead of a military conflict.
” Newsweek reached out to Johnson’s office via email on Thursday night for comment. Robert Y. Shapiro, professor at Columbia University, told Newsweek via email late Thursday night: “This is Mike Johnson continuing to do the president’s bidding.
What is unclear is whether he genuinely supports the president on everything under the sun, which includes where things are in the Iran war now, or whether he is fearful of Trump’s wrath in maintaining his political stature. ” House Speaker Mike Johnson fields a question from a reporter following votes on Capitol Hill in Washington, D. C.
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