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sheshe2

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Thu Apr 30, 2026, 11:36 PM Thursday

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

'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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