{"id":126219,"date":"2026-02-28T19:51:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T19:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/126219\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T19:51:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T19:51:08","slug":"john-fetterman-speaks-in-support-of-u-s-attack-on-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/126219\/","title":{"rendered":"John Fetterman speaks in support of U.S. attack on Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Saturday morning, when many Americans were waking to the news that the U.S. and Israel had launched a missile attack on Iran, U.S. Sen. John Fetterman<\/a> (D-Pa.), had already spoken in support of the bombings. <\/p>\n

\u201cOperation Epic Fury,\u201d Fetterman said on X at 4:18 a.m. <\/a>\u201cPresident Donald Trump<\/a> has been willing to do what\u2019s right and necessary to produce real peace in the region.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cGod bless the United States, our great military, and Israel,\u201d Fetterman said.<\/p>\n

The missile strikes were focused on the home of Iran\u2019s leader and a number of targets in Tehran and other cities. President Donald Trump called on the Iranian people to take over the government<\/a> and put an end to the country\u2019s decades of theocratic rule.<\/p>\n

The possibility of such an attack was anticipated for weeks as tensions rose between Iran and Israel and the U.S. positioned warships in the region. <\/p>\n

U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick<\/a> (R-Pa.), said he is praying for U.S. troops and allies \u201cduring this challenging and noble mission.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFor decades, the Iranian regime has killed Americans, threatened Israel and our allies in the region with their ballistic missiles and nuclear ambitions, and butchered tens of thousands of its own people,\u201d McCormick said on X<\/a>. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe president has given the ayatollahs a chance for a deal, and they have rejected a path to peace and prosperity,\u201d McCormick added. <\/p>\n

McCormick noted<\/a> earlier this week that Iranian citizens have been embroiled in protests against its government in recent weeks. The government responded with an internet blackout and violent crackdown. More than 7,000 citizens have died as a result of the crackdown, according to a U.S.-based human rights agency<\/a>. <\/p>\n

McCormick, an Army veteran of the first Gulf War, added that people in the U.S. are distrustful of prolonged military operations overseas.<\/p>\n

Both McCormick and Fetterman have spoken in support of a strong U.S. backing of Israel, and like many lawmakers have received campaign donations from pro-Israel lobbying groups such as American Israel Public Affairs Committee, according to a political group<\/a>, critical of U.S. support for Israel, that tracks such public spending. <\/p>\n

In the U.S. House of Representatives, Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D., Chester), an Air Force veteran, said the attack lacks a clear explanation or new threat posed to the U.S. <\/p>\n

\u201cMake no mistake, Iran is a very bad actor on the world stage, and has been for a long time, but the American people have not been given any evidence of any appreciable change and Congress did not authorize any action,\u201d Houlahan said in an emailed statement. <\/p>\n

\u201cPresident Trump, who promised no wars, is now again putting the lives of our men and women in uniform in grave danger all while trampling all over the Constitution,\u201d Houlahan said. <\/p>\n

The Trump administration\u2019s strike was initiated without a vote from Congress. Houlahan said that Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson canceled votes next week, a move she believes is to prevent floor time for people to weigh in on the attack. <\/p>\n

\u201cSpeaker Johnson has forfeited Congress\u2019s authority, rendering Congress and the Constitution immaterial,\u201d Houlahan said. \u201cNow we will all pay the price, whatever that is.\u201d<\/p>\n

U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R., Bucks), said Congress needs to have a say<\/a> in any further military actions in Iran. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe American people deserve clarity of mission, defined objectives, and disciplined oversight,\u201d said Fitzpatrick, a senior member of the House Intelligence Committee and chairman of the Central Intelligence Agency Subcommittee. <\/p>\n

Fitzpatrick called Iran \u201cthe world\u2019s foremost state sponsor of terrorism\u201d and said it cannot be allowed to possess nuclear weapons. <\/p>\n

Democratic Sen. Andy Kim of New Jersey called for an immediate return to Congress to vote on whether the U.S. should be at war. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s just very clear that the American people don\u2019t want this,\u201d Kim posted to social media<\/a> on Saturday. <\/p>\n

U.S. Rep. Brendan Boyle (D., Philadelphia), also criticized the attack.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe regime in Iran is evil and poses a serious threat,\u201d Boyle said in an emailed statement. \u201cBut no president can unilaterally launch a war. Any use of force that risks dragging us into war must be debated and authorized by Congress. The American people want lower costs and affordable health care, not yet another costly foreign war.\u201d<\/p>\n

U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans, (D., Philadelphia) said the House and Senate should vote on a war powers resolution \u201cto stop Trump\u2019s reckless warmongering.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter claiming last June he \u2018completely and totally obliterated\u2019 Iran\u2019s nuclear program, President Trump launched yet another illegal, ill-conceived attack on Iran,\u201d Evans said in an emailed statement. \u201cThese escalations only put American lives, at home and abroad, at greater risk and drag our country towards another endless war.\u201d<\/p>\n

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill said in a statement that as a precautionary measure, law enforcement would increase patrols at houses of worship and other sensitive sites. <\/p>\n

\u201cMy office is closely monitoring the situation in Iran, Israel, and elsewhere in the Middle East,\u201d Sherrill said, adding that there was no known threat to the state.<\/p>\n

And the Philadelphia Police Department<\/a> said it was monitoring developments overseas. <\/p>\n

\u201cWhile there are no credible threats to Philadelphia, we\u2019ve increased patrols at religious & cultural sites out of caution,\u201d police said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Saturday morning, when many Americans were waking to the news that the U.S. and Israel had launched…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":126220,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[58997,28,30,29],"class_list":{"0":"post-126219","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-pennsylvania","8":"tag-fetterman-mccormick-iran-strikes-trump-congress-pennsylvania","9":"tag-pennsylvania","10":"tag-pennsylvania-headlines","11":"tag-pennsylvania-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=126219"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126219\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/126220"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=126219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=126219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=126219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}