Trump rages at Republicans after being stripped over Iran war powers

By PHILLIP NIETO, US POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 12:40, 4 June 2026 | Updated: 12:59, 4 June 2026 Donald Trump condemned the Republican lawmakers who voted for a Democratic-led bill that strips him of the power to wage war on Iran.   The House voted 215 to ​208 in favor of the war powers resolution on Wednesday, which forces Trump to stop US troops from engaging in further hostilities against Iran unless explicitly authorized by Congress.  The Democratic-led resolution passed after four Republican representatives broke with their party to vote in favor of it. 'Yesterday, in a meaningless vote, the House voted, 4 bad Republicans and all of the Dumocrats, to limit my War Powers, right in the middle of my final negotiations to end the War with the Islamic Republic of Iran,' Trump wrote on Truth Social.  Trump accused the Democrats of committing an unpatriotic act, claiming the US holds the upper hand in current negotiations with Iran, before turning his criticism on the dissenting Republicans. 'The four Republicans, that’s a whole other story - They’re GRANDSTANDERS! They should be ashamed of themselves,' Trump concluded.  The vote is largely symbolic as any ‌resolution ⁠would also have to pass the Senate to become effective, and garner the two-thirds majorities in both chambers ​to overcome ​an ⁠almost certain Trump veto. Regardless, yesterday's vote highlights the growing concern in Congress, especially among members of his own party, about the ongoing war with Iran, as the President struggles to get the regime to sign a peace deal. Donald Trump condemned the Republican lawmakers who voted for a Democratic-led bill that strips him of the power to wage war on Iran  The House voted 215 to ​208 in favor of the war powers resolution, which forces Trump to stop US troops from engaging in further hostilities against Iran unless explicitly authorized by Congress The comments below have not been moderated. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.