Presidents Bypass Congress Like It’s That Awkward Group Chat No One Wants to Join
KEY POINTS
- •Trump and Israel launched strikes targeting Iranian leaders including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei overnight.
- •Although the Constitution reserves war declarations for Congress, presidents have bypassed this for over 75 years.
- •Congress often lets presidents take responsibility for military actions to avoid political fallout.
In a surprise sequel to ‘Presidents Ignores Congress: The Military Action Edition,’ Trump teamed up with Israel overnight to strike Iranian commanders including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei—because why wait for a congressional group text when you can just drop missiles? Despite Constitution’s clear 'Congress declares war' scene, every president since Truman has ghosted Congress for 75 years and counting, calling wars 'international police actions' or 'national interest' missions. Trump declared with bravado on Truth Social that Iran’s missile industry would be 'razed to the ground' while the White House mastered the art of silence. Congress continues to binge-watch from the sidelines, conveniently not losing any credit.
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Only Congress can declare war but every president since Truman has treated that like a suggestion—and not even a good one.
The Constitution says only Congress can declare war, but presidents keep ghosting like bad dates since 1950.
Trump and pals just dropped missiles on Iran while Congress was probably busy tweeting cat videos.
Source: Axios | Published: 2/28/2026 | Author: Josephine Walker
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