Bay Area Democrats lambaste Trump’s Iran attack

Strong rebukes from Bay Area Democrats rolled in Saturday evening following President Trump s decision to strike three nuclear sites in Iran Of particular concern for the elected leaders was the Trump administration taking action without seeking congressional authorization or even brief top Democrats about the mission Trump publicized that bombs had been dropped on Iran s Fordo Isfahan and Natanz nuclear sites in a social media post Tonight the President ignored the Constitution by unilaterally engaging our military without Congressional authorization Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi D-San Francisco stated in a statemen I join my colleagues in demanding answers from the Administration on this operation which endangers American lives and risks further escalation and dangerous destabilization of the region Also speaking out against the Trump administration s attack on Iran were State Sen Dave Cortese D-San Jose U S Rep Kevin Mullin D-South San Francisco U S Rep Eric Swalwell D-Castro Valley U S Rep Ro Khanna D-Santa Clara and U S Rep Lateefah Simon D-Oakland Swalwell and Mullin both raised concerns about Iran possessing nuclear capabilities but took strong issue with how the Trump administration went about conducting its mission with Swalwell calling Trump corrupt and incompetent and Mullin asserting the president acted impulsively Khanna called on fellow members of Congress to directly return to DC to take up the provision he introduced with Rep Thomas Massie to prevent America from being dragged into another endless Middle East war Cortese noted the action was deeply alarming but not surprising We are witnessing what amounts to a military coup in our own country Decisions of war are being made without civilian oversight This is not how a democracy functions Cortese explained Simon declared the mission now puts American troops and families in danger Donald Trump s bombing of Iran is lawless dangerous and immoral This decision was made without the consent of Congress and without regard for the human lives that will be lost Simon announced in a message shared on social media When we normalize war as a reactionary decision an easy decision we lose our moral compass as a nation No one is safe under a presidency that chooses bombs over dialogue chaos over peace We must say it plainly No one is safe in a Trump presidency Gov Gavin Newsom commented in a social media post that the state s Threat Assessment Center is monitoring for any attainable counter-actions that could harm California While there are no specific or credible counter threats we are aware of at this time we urge everyone to stay vigilant and account suspicious activity Newsom announced