President Donald Trump, by ordering strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, was within his powers as commander in chief to ensure national security rather than waiting for a declaration of war from Congress, Rep. Keith Self, a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, told Newsmax on Sunday. 

“I don’t think that Congress has the DNA to pass a declaration of war, a formal declaration of war, anytime soon,” the Texas Republican told Newsmax’s “Sunday Agenda.” “It won’t happen. He knew that.”

Instead, Trump took the matter into his own hands, “as he has traditionally and historically had the power to do,” to ensure national security, said Self. 

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