Trump blasts Democrats and GOP rebels as House approves measure limiting his war powers amid Iran negotiations

Key points

• US President Donald Trump on Thursday (June 4) sharply criticized a House vote aimed at limiting his military authority, accusing Democrats and four Republican lawmakers of undermining ongoing negotiations with Iran.
• In a post on his social media platform, Trump condemned what he described as a "meaningless vote" by the House, arguing that it came at a critical moment in efforts to end the conflict with the Islamic Republic of Iran.
• Trump attacks House vote "Yesterday, in a meaningless vote, the House voted, 4 bad Republicans and all of the Dumocrats, to limit my War Powers, right in the middle of my final negotiations to end the War with the Islamic Republic of Iran," Trump wrote on Truth Social.
• The President suggested that lawmakers were aware of the status of the negotiations and accused his political opponents of prioritizing partisan interests over national interests.
• "Who would do such an unpatriotic...