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As news unfolded about President Donald Trump’s decision to launch the first direct U.S. attack on the Syrian government, many lawmakers raised questions about the president’s ability to do so without congressional authorization. Few, however, questioned the wisdom of the strikes themselves. 

Among those opposed to bombing Syria was Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), an outspoken opponent of intervention abroad. 

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii), who met with Syrian President Bashar Assad in January, said Trump “acted recklessly.” 

“It angers and saddens me that President Trump has taken the advice of war hawks and escalated our illegal regime change war to overthrow the Syrian government,” Gabbard said in a statement. “This escalation is short-sighted and will lead to more dead civilians, more refugees, the strengthening of al-Qaeda and other terrorists, and a possible nuclear war between the United States and Russia.”

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) also questioned the intentions of the strike.

 As did Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.). 

Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) pointed out that while Trump said his strike was motivated by civilian casualties in a Syrian chemical attack this week, he’s also pushed for banning Syrian refugees from entering the U.S.  

Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-N.J.) also called out Trump’s hypocrisy:

Most critics, however, seemed more concerned with the process Trump employed to carry out the strikes, and not the attacks themselves.  

Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), who was the lone member of Congress to vote against the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force, the sweeping war justification still in use today, described the strike as an “act of war.” 

“Assad is a brutal dictator who must be held accountable for his actions,” said Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), who was Hillary Clinton’s running mate in the 2016 election. “But President Trump has launched a military strike against Syria without a vote of Congress. The Constitution says war must be declared by Congress. I voted for military action against Syria in 2013 when Donald Trump was advocating that America turn its back on Assad’s atrocities. Congress will work with the President, but his failure to seek Congressional approval is unlawful.”

Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.), a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, said he was “encouraged” by Trump’s strike against the Assad regime, but “gravely concerned that the United States is engaging further militarily in Syria without a well-thought-out, comprehensive plan.”

“Frankly, the President’s actions today generate more questions than answers,” Coons added.

“The question now is what the consequences and reactions will be, and what are the President’s strategic and long-range goals and plans with respect to U.S. involvement in Syria?” said Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.), the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee. “The Administration is also going to have to set out the legal justification for tonight’s action and any future military operations against the Assad regime as part of its consultations with Congress.”

Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) also pointed to the role of Congress. 

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) highlighted a 2013 tweet by Trump.

Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.), also raised concerns over the lack of congressional authorization:

Of course, the strikes drew unqualified praise from many Republicans, including Sens. John McCain (Ariz.) and Lindsey Graham (S.C.), two of the upper chamber’s most hawkish members.

“Unlike the previous administration, President Trump confronted a pivotal moment in Syria and took action. For that, he deserves the support of the American people,” McCain and Graham said in a joint statement.

House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) praised the action as “appropriate and just.”

But other Republicans offered concern about the authorization issue.

Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, said he supported the strike, but asked that the administration communicate more with Congress on future actions.

“As we move forward, it will be important for the administration to engage with Congress and clearly communicate its full strategy to the American people,” Corker said.

“Assad was warned, repeatedly, by the U.S. and the U.N. that the intentional targeting of innocent men, women and children is intolerable,” said House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-Calif.). “Now Assad has been caught red-handed carrying out another abhorrent chemical attack, and the administration has taken a measured response. Moving ahead, the administration must work with Congress and lay out clear policy goals for Syria and the region.” 

Some key Democrats, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.), offered remarks strikingly similar to their GOP colleagues. They praised the decision to strike, but said any further action must be brought before Congress.

“Making sure Assad knows that when he commits such despicable atrocities he will pay a price is the right thing to do,” Schumer said. “It is incumbent on the Trump administration to come up with a strategy and consult with Congress before implementing it.” 

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) suggested the public should be consulted if Trump plans to escalate military involvement.   

Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.), the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, praised the attack as “a clear signal that the United States will stand up for internationally accepted norms and rules against the use of chemical weapons.”

“However, and I cannot emphasize this enough, any longer-term or larger military operation in Syria by the Trump administration will need to be done in consultation with the Congress,” Cardin said. 

Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) tweeted his support.

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Amid new revelations about sexual harassment claims against him, Fox News host Bill O’Reilly has a small section about consent in his newly released book, “Old School: Life in the Sane Lane.” 

The book, which hit shelves last week, is an ode to “Old School folks [who] tough it out” and a criticism of people whom O’Reilly and co-author Bruce Feirstein describe as “Snowflakes: the people who blame everyone else for their failures … who are sooooo sensitive to every slight.”

In a chapter titled “Social,” O’Reilly and Feirstein impart “some Old School [dating] advice” on readers, which includes: 

“5) No means no. It would be easy to make fun of all the hoops college administrators expect their students to jump through today before they engage in any kind of intimacy. But there’s no middle ground here. It’s all about the Old School tenets of respect and responsibility. No means no.”

The chapter and dating advice concludes with the line, “Never let anyone treat you badly. That’s Old School.”

Earlier this week, The New York Times released a bombshell investigation that uncovered about $13 million in settlements O’Reilly and Fox News have paid to women who worked with the host and who lodged complaints about his behavior, ranging from verbal abuse to sexual harassment. 

The Fox News host has denied the allegations, though his show has lost more than 40 advertisers since the Times published its article. 

Despite the fallout, O’Reilly’s book will debut at the top of the New York Times bestseller list the week of April 16, CNN reported. And as advertisers flee the show, viewers are tuning in to watch. Ratings for the Monday and Tuesday broadcasts of “The O’Reilly Factor” were up 14 percent from the prior week. 

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WASHINGTON ― As President Donald Trump on Thursday night announced a military strike on Syria because of his deep concern for “beautiful babies” and other civilians killed in a chemical weapons attack this week, two legal battles continued over his efforts to keep Syrian children and their families out of the United States.

The president’s first ban on refugees and travelers from seven Muslim-majority countries is being litigated in a federal court in Seattle. His second attempted Muslim ban remains blocked by a federal judge in Hawaii, with an appeals court scheduled to hear the case in May.

Both executive orders halted the entry of refugees, and targeted Syrians in particular. The language of the orders echoed Trump’s campaign talk about the humanitarian crisis facing more than 20 million people from that country. In September, the then-candidate said denying U.S. entry to Syrian refugees is “a matter of terrorism” and “a matter of quality of life.”

Since his inauguration, Trump has repeatedly spread lies about refugee-related problems in Sweden. And his administration has tried to mislead the public on the number of refugees being investigated on terror charges. The Washington Post rated Trump’s talking point on the issue “highly misleading” last month.

After a U.S. intelligence analysis suggested that Syrian President Bashar Assad used the banned chemical weapon sarin in an attack on an opposition-held village on Tuesday, Trump spoke multiple times about children and other civilians who were affected. 

“Assad choked out the lives of helpless men, women and children. It was a slow and brutal death for so many. Even beautiful babies were cruelly murdered at this very barbaric attack,” Trump said after launching the strike Thursday night. “No child of God should ever suffer such horror.”

The White House confirmed after the attack that Trump has not altered his position on refugees. National Security Adviser James McMaster said the refugee issue “wasn’t discussed as any part of the deliberations” for the strikes, according to a White House pool report.

The hypocrisy did not go unnoticed.

 David Miliband, president of the International Rescue Committee, urged Trump to present a long-term strategy.

More than 11 million Syrians have been displaced from their homes since Syria’s civil war began in 2011, when Assad attacked peaceful protests against his family’s decades-long rule.

“In many cases, children caught up in this crisis have fared the worst, losing family members or friends to the violence, suffering physical and psychological trauma, or falling behind in school,” the nonprofit World Vision wrote in a post on March 15, the sixth anniversary of the civil war. “Children affected by the Syrian refugee crisis are at risk of becoming ill, malnourished, abused, or exploited.”

Trump’s strike in itself is unlikely to have any serious impact on civilian suffering. A one-off U.S. show of force may help the president and his team feel they’re taken action. But the Assad regime’s assault on Syria’s people will likely continue, perhaps after some small break.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson suggested this would be the case Thursday night, telling reporters not to expect a change in U.S. policy toward directly trying to force Assad out.

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