Overview

• President Donald Trump ordered Saturday’s airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear sites and described the operation as very successful and completely obliterating the enrichment facilities.
• Former DNC spokesperson Xochitl Hinojosa argued on CNN that the president lacked evidence of a direct threat to the United States and needed congressional authorization for the strikes.
• Scott Jennings cited 46 years of Iranian regime hostility—including “death to America” chants and attacks on U.S. troops—to defend the legality of the strikes without prior congressional approval.
• House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune publicly supported the military action, emphasizing Iran’s hostile rhetoric justified the response.
• Obama-era under secretary Richard Stengel countered on MSNBC that the chants were peaceful political expressions and argued the United States shares more in common with Iran than with other allies.