Today, Trump vetoed the Iran War Powers Resolution, which was passed by the House and Senate, Democrats and Republicans, to rein in Trump's ability to wage war with Iran.¹

This is Trump's seventh veto. More than half of those vetos were made to stop bipartisan efforts to restrain his abuse of power.²

Once again, Trump chose to expand his own power and ignore the will of Congress. Trump is choosing war and ignoring the wishes of the American people.

But this action proves that he is forced to act alone, because we are the anti-war majority, and our voice was loud and on full display in national actions to oppose Trump's march to war with Iran.

When Trump ordered the assassination of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani, he recklessly put countless lives at risk, including U.S. troops in the region and Iraqi and Iranian civilians. Ever since his withdrawal from the successful Iran nuclear deal, he's been intent on putting us on a path toward war.

And MoveOn members, partners, and champions across the country have been fighting back every step of the way.

In January, we organized rapid-response, visible actions with the National Iranian American Council, About Face: Veterans Against the War, Win Without War, and Indivisible to embody the progressive opposition to war with Iran and amplify our call to end endless wars.

We were joined by Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, progressive grassroots leaders, and more than 10,000 activists on a nationwide call to carve a path forward to a future where we end these endless wars and prevent unnecessary, reckless new ones.

Our pressure is defining a new era of progressive foreign policy. Congress listened and passed a bi-partisan War Powers Resolution to stop an unconstitutional, unauthorized, and dangerous war with Iran.

MoveOn members have joined with Americans of all walks of life to demand diplomacy, condemn and end wars, and rein in abuse of power by the White House. The American people want diplomacy, not endless war—and our growing movement has won bipartisan votes in both houses of Congress to block Trump's reckless warmaking.

This is not Trump's first veto to protect his power.

Last March, he was forced to veto a bipartisan bill that would have ended his fake "national emergency" power grab, which he declared to seize funds for his racist border wall. And in April, he vetoed a bipartisan measure that would have ended U.S. support for the Saudi war on Yemen, which has led to a humanitarian crisis and the displacement and famine affecting 17 million Yemenis.³

In each of these cases, MoveOn members have been part of the movement to create the national pressure, funneling our outrage into action. It builds on a long history of MoveOn involvement in fighting for diplomacy and against war—from our years of work opposing the war in Iraq to our efforts to stop President Obama from bombing Syria to our successful advocacy for the historic and successful Iran nuclear agreement.

As we move forward, we're looking to Vice President Biden to show leadership to oppose Trump's provocations to war and to champion an agenda centered on diplomacy with Iran and around the world.

We'll continue to support political leaders who are ready to stand for diplomacy, not war—and Trump's veto won't stop this movement from growing.

Thanks for all you do.

—Kate, Rahna, Mohammad, Seth, and the rest of the team

Source:

1. "Trump vetoes resolution seeking to prevent military action against Iran," The Hill, May 6, 2020
https://act.moveon.org/go/123204?t=16&akid=263513%2E40999114%2E4SyJaJ

2. "Vetoes by President Donald J. Trump," United States Senate, May 6, 2020
https://act.moveon.org/go/123205?t=18&akid=263513%2E40999114%2E4SyJaJ

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