“We’re Not at War”- Speaker Johnson Defends Trump After House Blocks War Powers Resolution

That was Speaker Mike Johnson’s message as he defended President Donald Trump after the House blocked a War Powers Resolution aimed at restricting the president’s ability to use military force. Speaking to reporters, Johnson argued that the situation does *not* amount to a full-scale war and that the administration has been clear about the scope of what it’s doing. He said the president and the Pentagon have described the current mission as a limited operation, not an open-ended conflict, and he echoed that language almost word-for-word: “We’re not at war, we have no intention at being at war. The president and the Department of Defense have made it very clear, this is a limited operation.”