Trump claims other presidents flouted war powers law. It's a mixed record
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President Donald Trump has insisted he doesn't need congressional authorisation to continue the war with Iran, arguing that past US commanders-in-chief didn't seek such approval. As a critical two-month deadline for the war expired on Friday, Trump said his predecessors considered Congress' authority to limit a president's war powers as "totally unconstitutional". "So many presidents, as you know, have gone and exceeded it," Trump said when asked if he would seek congressional authorisation. "
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