USA, the four Republican rebels who voted against Trump’s powers

Donald Trump he harshly attacked the four Republicans who joined the Democrats in voting for one resolution which prevents the president of the United States to order further attacks against theIran. “They should be ashamed of themselves,” the tycoon wrote on the Truth social network. “Who would do such an unpatriotic thing,” he added.

Pressure is growing on Trump to exit the war in Iran

But Wednesday’s vote, passed to House of Congress American with 215 votes in favor and 208 against, scored a worrying sign per Trump: it is the first time that a measure of this type has been approved at the Camera or in the Senate in a final vote, since the attacks on Iran launched by the United States in late February.

Even if the path is long and tortuous, before really the Congress can force the president to end the conflict, the resolution passed yesterday is similar to one brought forward by the Senate last month and increases pressure on the administration to find a way out.

The disconnect between Trump and the citizens

The guerra is increasingly unpopular among Americans, who are concerned about exposure to the risk of American soldiers on a front far from home, and above all from the economic consequences, from the increase in fuel to that of daily spending. Polls certify this state of disconnect between the country and its president: more than half of Americans do not approve of the war.

Trump seeks a solution but not as a ‘half-leader’

Trump needs to get out of this as soon as possible, but he needs to do it from Commander-in-Chiefnot as a halved leader. This is why the resolution approved by the Chamber irritated him: it is not so much for its practical effects, but because it clouds his leadership and shows a party that is not united.

Rebel Republicans in Trump’s crosshairs

The four “rebels” who ended up in the US president’s sights do not seem destined to change position very easily. One of these in particular, Thomas Massierepresentative of Kentucky, will remain in the trenches: eliminated from the primaries after a candidate supported by Trump won the selection to run in November, Massie has had a tough clash with Trump over the past year on a number of key issues, from “One Big Beautiful Bill”, the president’s super economic plan, and on the publication of files linked to Jeffrey Epsteinthe pedophile financier who died in prison in 2019 and an old friend of the president.

On Wednesday, Massie commented on X after the vote: “The People’s House is sending a message: end this war.” The other three in Trump’s sights are Tom Barrettcongressman from Michigan, who served inUS Army for over twenty years, who defined the war in Iran as a “mission not clearly defined” and “without an end date of operations”. Warren Davidsonof Ohio, is another veteran who asked for clarity.

The role of Congress

Already in March Davidson had voted with Massie and the Democrats to stop the war, before realigning with the Republican Party in subsequent votes. But now he is back in the political trenches of the rebels. The fourth is Brian Fitzpatrickelected in Pennsylvania, former agent FBI and federal prosecutor.

Yesterday he argued that Congress must assert its powers and respect the law, which it assigns only to Capitol the power to wage war in the name of the United States. “I don’t see what’s complicated about it,” he said in his speech. “Let’s bring the issue to Congress, discuss the merits of it and vote. This is how the system should work.”