Democrats Who Railed Against Trump’s Iran Strikes Say It Was ‘Very Different’ When Obama Bombed Libya

Democratic leaders blasting President Donald Trump’s military strikes on Iran say the situation differs from the 2011 bombing campaign in Libya carried out under former President Barack Obama.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries criticized the Trump administration following strikes against Iran, arguing that the president failed to seek congressional authorization before launching military operations. Fox News correspondent Bill Melugin askedJeffries why Democrats insist Trump must seek congressional approval for strikes against Iran while some party leaders previously defended Obama’s decision to launch air operations in Libya without explicit authorization from Congress.

“Back in 2011, Nancy Pelosi said that then President Obama didn’t need congressional approval to bomb Libya. Now House Democrats say President Trump needs that approval to bomb Iran. What’s the difference?” Melugin asked the minority leader.

“Well, obviously Libya and the circumstances connected to that were very different from the circumstances that we face in Iran right now. I mean, I don’t even understand the genesis or basis of that question. I suggest that you’re not asking in good faith,” Jeffries said, to which Melugin responded, “Libya went on for seven months.”