Late Wednesday saw President Trump receive a rare and much belated rebuke from the House of Representatives as it voted to pass a war powers resolution related to Iran. The passed resolution directs the withdrawal of US troops from armed hostilities with Iran, in a closely divided 215\u2013208 vote, aided by four Republicans.<\/p>\n
But this wasn’t the only Trump-defying vote that took place Wednesday, as The Hill reports: “Six Republicans joined Democrats on Wednesday to push through a vote on military aid for Ukraine, a blow to President Trump\u2019s handling of Russia\u2019s war<\/strong>\u00a0against the country and his withdrawal of U.S. support for Kyiv.”<\/p>\n The House voted 218-204 in a procedural motion that clears the way for a vote on the Ukraine Support Act, authored by Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.), the ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee,” the report adds.\u00a0So interestingly, and in a bit of a blaring contradiction, the House has shown itself to be dovish on the Iran war but hawkish on Russia-Ukraine.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/geopolitical\/house-defies-trump-advancing-8bn-new-ukraine-aid-package<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Late Wednesday saw President Trump receive a rare and much belated rebuke from the House of Representatives as it voted to pass a war powers resolution related to Iran. The passed resolution directs the withdrawal of US troops from armed … Continue reading