Trump dismisses Senate's Iran resolution as 'meaningless,' slams GOP defectors

President Donald Trump lashed out at the US Senate on Tuesday night, calling a newly passed war powers resolution "meaningless" and "poorly timed." The Senate voted 50-48 to direct Trump to halt U.S. military action against Iran, marking another rebuke from a Congress increasingly at odds with the Republican president.

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Four Republican Losers voted with the Dumocrats. These Senators have just made my job more difficult, but I will get it done, one way or another.

Trump took to Truth Social to criticize the vote, stating, "Four Republican Losers voted with the Dumocrats." He added that these senators "have just made my job more difficult, but I will get it done, one way or another." The resolution, which previously passed the House of Representatives, reflects growing unease among some Republicans about the ongoing conflict.

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American planes can "fly over Tehran," Trump said. "Nothing will happen."

During a speech in Macungie, Pennsylvania, ahead of the midterm elections, Trump also addressed the situation with Iran. He asserted that American planes could "fly over Tehran" without consequence. "We're doing great," he claimed, highlighting that 19 million barrels of oil had passed through the Strait of Hormuz the previous day, which he described as the largest amount in history.

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"We're doing great," the US president added. "Nineteen million barrels of oil passed through the Strait of Hormuz yesterday. That's the largest amount of oil that's passed through the Strait in its history."