Why Congress Might Not Stop Trump’s War In Iran

为什么国会可能无法阻止特朗普对伊朗的战争?

What A Day

2026-03-03

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Today, Trump officials brief all of Congress on what, exactly, the administration’s objectives are in Iran. Until now, the Trump administration has given conflicting accounts as to why the U.S. attacked Iran on Saturday, and there are many questions members of Congress need to ask. But will they ask them, and will the answers even matter? Nicholas Wu, a congressional reporter for Semafor, explains what Congress is likely to do – and not do. And in headlines, First Lady Melania Trump presides over a United Nations Security Council meeting about protecting children in conflict, a House committee releases videos from the Clintons’ Epstein testimony, and it’s primary day for voters in three Southern states. Show Notes: Call Congress – 202-224-3121 Subscribe to the What A Day Newsletter – https://tinyurl.com/y4y2e9jy What A Day – YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@whatadaypodcast Follow us on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/crookedmedia/ For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/whataday
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  • It's Tuesday, March 3rd, I'm Jane Costen, and this is What A Day,

  • the show that felt so bad for Oklahoma Republican Senator Mark Wayne Mullen speaking on Fox Business Monday.

  • It really is tough to keep your Middle East conflicts straight.

  • But it's up to the Iraqi people, or I'm sorry, the Iranian people, to choose their next leader.

  • I know.

  • It's such an easy mistake to make.

  • On today's show,

  • First Lady Melania Trump presides over a United Nations Security Council meeting about protecting children in conflict,

  • something the Trump administration definitely cares about,

  • and its primary day for voters in three southern states.

  • But let's start with the war in Iran and the battle over what to do about it in Congress.

  • As of our recording time on Monday, the U.S.

  • and Israel are continuing to attack targets across Iran.

  • And in the first public address by a Trump administration official since the attacks began,

  • Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told reporters or,

  • more accurately,

  • yelled at reporters on Monday that it's really none of their business or yours what the U.S.

  • is doing there.

  • But going forward, why in the world would we tell you, you,

  • the enemy, anybody what we will or will not do in pursuit of an objective?