'An astonishing double cross': Trump accused of betraying his supporters

Donald Trump's decision to launch an attack on Iran without approval from Congress was hammered by a Democratic senator on MSNBC early Sunday morning as he accused the president of a "double cross" perpetrated on U.S. voters.

Speaking with the hosts of "The Weekend," a fuming Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) harshly criticized the president for exceeding his authority which could put the country on the path to yet another war after making campaign promises to not go down that path.

Asked about a bill he is sponsoring that would deny funding for "any use of military force in or against Iran without specific congressional authorization," Welch replied, "Number one, this was Trump at his most impulsive. Number two, Trump lied to the American people and to his voters promising he would not get us in yet another Middle East war."

"Number three, his own intelligence came to the conclusion that while Iran was enriching uranium, it didn't have the capacity to deliver a weapon," he added. "Number four, [Israeli Prime Minister Bibi] Netanyahu sabotaged the negotiations and Trump willingly acceded to the Netanyahu agenda, which is also about regime change in Iran."

"So this is an astonishing double cross by Donald Trump to his supporters and to his pledge to Americans," he continued. "In my view the last thing we need is a war, another war in the Middle East and I'm one of the many in Congress that are going to be demanding that we vote on this."

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