Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said on Sunday that President Donald Trump was fully authorized to order military strikes against Iran, just by being president.

Graham said members of Congress who want to enforce the War Powers Act to gain control of what Trump is doing against Iran are “wrong.” Graham told NBC that Trump “was within his Article II authority. Congress can declare war or cut off funding.”

Article II of the Constitution spells out the duties and responsibilities of the office of the president, including the designation of the president as commander in chief of the military.

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