President Donald Trump notified Congress on Sunday afternoon on Twitter that the United States may respond should Iran attack American targets.
Trump issued the statement after Democratic members of Congress criticized him for not giving lawmakers warning in advance of an American drone strike that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani late last week. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said the White House needed first to alert them and other lawmakers.
