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sheshe2

(98,230 posts)
Thu Apr 30, 2026, 11:36 PM Thursday

'What?' CNN panel busts out laughing at GOP pundit defending Trump's 'bird law' war

'What?' CNN panel busts out laughing at GOP pundit defending Trump's 'bird law' war #RawStory

#TuckFrump (@realtuckfrumper.bsky.social) 2026-05-01T03:23:05.000Z


Peter Meijer, a former Republican Congressman from Michigan, argued that the Trump administration's interpretation of the War Powers Act is irrelevant when talking about the war in Iran because the conflict is really governed by "bird law." His comments were in reference to a discussion of comments Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made during a hearing on Thursday, in which he claimed that the War Powers Act's Congressional notification requirements were null and void because of a ceasefire.

"We're talking legalities when it comes to war powers and all this. This is bird law," Meijer said. "It is not governed by reason."

Meijer's comments caused the panel to bust out laughing.

"What?" host Abby Phillip said, laughing. "What do you mean? What do you mean by bird law?"

"When you try to apply normal rhetoric, normal logic, normal definitions," Meijer said.



https://www.rawstory.com/trump-iran-2676838375/

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Jeebus C they are al f**king insane!
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'What?' CNN panel busts out laughing at GOP pundit defending Trump's 'bird law' war (Original Post) sheshe2 Thursday OP
Then anything republican is Bird Law lol n/t Cheezoholic Thursday #1
If Hegseth came up with it, then he meant, birdbrain law. Baitball Blogger Thursday #2
Great canetoad Friday #3
the meme was born in 2009 when "It's Always Sunny" came up with it thebigidea Friday #9
Maybe they mean "bird-brain law" but they don't want to upset anybody. calimary Friday #4
OMG, you may be right canetoad Friday #5
Maybe it's a bird shit law? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Friday #6
That is closer to the truth. sheshe2 Friday #7
It's just a silly reference to "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" thebigidea Friday #8

canetoad

(20,931 posts)
5. OMG, you may be right
Fri May 1, 2026, 02:13 AM
Friday

I couldn't work out wtf he was going on about but that makes sense.

thebigidea

(13,579 posts)
8. It's just a silly reference to "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia"
Fri May 1, 2026, 03:15 AM
Friday

you'd think that shitty website rawstory could point it out in their "article" but all they do is rip off other people's work.



In the show, Charlie has famously stated that "Bird law in this country... it's not governed by reason."

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