Democratic Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman criticized fellow Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for advocating to impeach President Donald Trump for striking Iranian nuclear sites without congressional approval.
Ocasio-Cortez called to impeach the president on X Saturday after his administration bombed Fordow, Natanz and Esfahan, three nuclear sites located outside of Tehran. Fetterman, on âAmericaâs Newsroom,â called Ocasio-Cortezâs impeachment push unproductive and said invoking impeachment over the bombings risks cheapening the process.
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âShe knows it, I know it, we all know it. Thatâs not going anywhere. And, you know, heâs been impeached twice and now heâs still our president as well now, too,â Fetterman said. âSo itâs not going anywhere. And I donât think thatâs helpful. And I think if you throw that term around, that actually diminishes the severity of what impeachment is reserved for.â
Fetterman also praised Trumpâs decision to strike Iran in a Saturday X post, calling it âthe correct move.â
âIran is the worldâs leading sponsor of terrorism and cannot have nuclear capabilities,â he wrote. âIâm grateful for and salute the finest military in the world.â
However, Trump has faced bipartisan backlash for the attack, with Republican Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie and Democrat California Rep. Ro Khanna both criticizing the president for not receiving congressional approval for it.
Radio host Charlamagne Tha God said on âThe Breakfast Clubâ Monday that it seems hypocritical for lawmakers to denounce Trumpâs decision to strike without congressional approval, based on previous presidents acting similarly without facing such significant opposition.
âThis is one of those times where politicians sound like hypocrites because Mark Kelly is right: presidents should get congressional approval,â Charlamagne said. âBut there have been a bunch of presidents who have ordered strikes without congressional approval. Barack Obama did it against Libya. Joe Biden ordered strikes in Iraq and Syria without congressional approval. Bill Clinton did it to Kosovo.â
Following the bombings, Trump called for regime change in Iran in a Sunday Truth Social post.
âItâs not politically correct to use the term, âRegime Change,â but if the current Iranian Regime is unable to MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN, why wouldnât there be a Regime change??? MIGA!!!â he wrote.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine outlined the success of the strikes during a Sunday Pentagon press briefing.
âThis was a complex and high-risk mission, executed with remarkable precision,â Caine said. âVery few people in Washington knew about the timing and nature of the plan.â
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