Dem Lawmakers Blast Biden’s Houthi Strikes in Yemen as Unconstitutional

Several Democratic lawmakers have criticized President Joe Biden’s decision Thursday to order retaliatory airstrikes against Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen without seeking congressional approval first, saying his actions were unconstitutional.

The strikes, conducted jointly with the U.K. and supported by other nations, came as a “direct response to unprecedented Houthi attacks against international maritime vessels in the Red Sea,” Biden said in a statement. The bombing represents the first major military operation from the U.S. against Houthi targets since the rebels began attacking ships following the outbreak of Israel’s war against Hamas.

Several Democrats expressed dismay at the strikes, arguing that they violated a provision in Article 1 of the Constitution requiring that military action be approved by Congress.

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