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On the recordJanuary 10, 2026
Where will this go next? Will the President deploy our troops to protect Iranian protesters? To enforce the fragile ceasefire in Gaza? To battle terrorists in Nigeria? To seize Greenland or the Panama Canal? To suppress Americans peacefully assembling to protest his policies? Trump has threatened to do all this and more and sees no need to seek legal authorization from people’s elected legislature before putting servicemembers at risk.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia
Source
abcnews.go.com
Jan 10, 2026

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Kaine questions the potential military actions Trump might take without congressional approval.

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