Roundtable - POTUS War Powers

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of the Trump administration's military actions in Iran and the limits of presidential war powers.

It's been nearly a month since Supreme Leader Khamenei and his gathered Legion of Doom were killed in the Trump administration's "special military operation" in Iran. So, are we at war with Iran now? If so, what's the objective? Isn't Congress supposed to declare a war before a president takes things this far? What are the necessary and practical limits on a president's wartime powers? We covered all of this and more in the latest Saving Elephants livestream. The panelists include: · JB Shreve – Host of The End of History · Eric Kohn – CEO of America's Future · John Giokaris – Tax attorney with an undisclosed firm somewhere in Chicago

People in this episode

Host: Josh Lewis

Guests: JB Shreve, Eric Kohn, John Giokaris

Topics covered

• war powers
• Iran
• Congress
• military operations
• presidential authority

Keywords

• war powers
• Iran
• Trump administration
• Congress
• military operation
• Khamenei
• presidential authority

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Trump administration, America's Future

Places: Iran

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