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Miles Archer

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Fri Mar 27, 2026, 11:08 PM Friday

"If I call it a war, I'm supposed to get approval from Congress, something like that, so I call it a military operation" [View all]

Aaron Rupar

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Trump: "We have a thing called a war, or as they would rather say, a military operation. It's for legal reasons. Because as a military operation, I don't need any approvals. As a war you're supposed to get approval from Congress. Something like that. So I call it a military operation."

Trump: "We have a thing called a war, or as they would rather say, a military operation. It's for legal reasons. Because as a military operation, I don't need any approvals. As a war you're supposed to get approval from Congress. Something like that. So I call it a military operation."

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-03-27T22:48:36.250Z
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