1 hour agoTrump pushes no tolls in Strait of Hormuz as House Republicans cancel Iran war powers vote
President Donald Trump said Thursday that he wants the Strait of Hormuz to be “open” and “free.”
“We want it open. We want it free. We don’t want tolls. It’s international. It’s an international waterway,” Trump said.
Meanwhile, House Republican leaders on Thursday canceled a planned vote on the resolution to limit Trump’s ability to engage in military action against Iran without congressional approval, delaying the matter until June.
House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., accused Republicans of cheating in delaying the vote because they knew they were going to lose.
Meeks said Thursday he is sure that he has enough Republicans willing to back an Iran War Powers resolution and predicted that the vote will come up on Wednesday, June 3 due to procedural rules of when it has to be brought up, and that it will pass then.
Fox News’ Emma Bussey and Tyler Olson contributed to this post.