发布时间：2026年2月28日 美国东部时间上午9:46 | 作者：埃里克·马克 | 来源：福克斯新闻
特朗普总统的长期共和党批评者之一、肯塔基州共和党众议员托马斯·梅西（Thomas Massie）加入了”八人小组”民主党人的行列，反对美国对伊朗军事目标发动的”史诗狂怒行动”。
梅西在社交平台X上写道，特朗普并未寻求国会对袭击伊朗的授权，他谴责”未经国会授权的战争行为”。
“我反对这场战争，”梅西周六上午在另一条X帖子中补充道，”这不是’美国优先’。”
“国会复会后，我将与@罗·卡纳议员（RepRoKhanna）合作，推动国会就对伊朗战争进行投票。宪法要求进行投票，你们的代表需要在记录中表明反对或支持这场战争。”
据报道，国务卿马尔科·卢比奥（Marco Rubio）本周早些时候与”八人小组”会面，众议院议长迈克·约翰逊（R-La.）的发言人告诉福克斯新闻数字版，卢比奥在伊朗夜间袭击行动实施前曾致电议长。
值得注意的是，特朗普提醒世界，伊朗政权曾将他列为目标，包括在他的第一任政府下令击毙伊斯兰革命卫队圣城旅指挥官卡西姆·苏莱曼尼（Qasem Soleimani）后，伊朗曾煽动暗杀他的言论。
“我曾经是被追捕的人，现在我是猎人，”特朗普在”午夜锤击行动”之前的白宫草坪上说道，当时他还对伊朗领导人发出了过去的警告。
美国宪法第一条赋予国会宣战权，但一位美国官员告诉福克斯新闻首席国家安全记者珍妮弗·格里芬，特朗普政府在中东的军事舰队与以色列协同行动，正在打击构成”迫在眉睫威胁”的军事目标和弹道导弹基地。
该官员补充说，美军没有将伊朗领导层列为打击目标，但以色列有。
在秘密行动中营救委内瑞拉独裁者尼古拉斯·马杜罗（Nicolas Maduro）时，通知国会是一个有争议的话题。当时特朗普和卢比奥表示，他们没有提前通知”八人小组”，担心泄密会使美军在行动前陷入危险。
“八人小组”由国会四个共和党和民主党领袖以及众议院和参议院情报委员会的另外四名成员组成。
众议院情报委员会高级成员、康涅狄格州民主党众议员吉姆·海姆斯（Jim Himes）是该小组的成员。
“我从政府在伊朗袭击前后听到的所有信息都证实，这是一场选择的战争，没有战略结局，”海姆斯在一份声明中写道。”正如我向卢比奥部长通报’八人小组’情况时所表达的，该地区的军事行动几乎从未对美国有利，与伊朗的冲突可能轻易升级并超出我们的预期。唐纳德·特朗普似乎没有吸取历史教训。
“总统自己的声明承认这是一场战争，宪法要求政府向国会寻求授权，而它没有这样做。下周，众议院将对战争权力决议进行投票，我将支持该决议。在此期间，我将为在危险中的美国军人和所有平民祈祷平安。”
弗吉尼亚州民主党参议员、参议院情报委员会副主席马克·华纳（Mark Warner）公开反对特朗普的”史诗狂怒行动”。
“伊朗领导层长期以来在该地区支持恐怖主义，破坏地区稳定，继续推进其核野心，并残酷镇压本国人民，但承认这些现实并不能免除任何总统依法行事、制定明确战略并与国会协商的责任，”华纳在一份声明中写道。
“美国人民以前见过这种剧本——所谓的紧迫性、被歪曲的情报，以及将美国卷入政权更迭和长期、昂贵的国家建设的军事行动。我们有责任确保我们的军人和每个美国家庭不会重蹈过去的错误。”
华纳还呼吁特朗普给出”国家明确的答案：目标是什么？防止升级的战略是什么？这如何让美国人更安全？”
华纳的声明总结道：”总统在未经国会授权的情况下推进行动。宪法明确规定：决定将国家投入战争的权力属于国会，发动大规模军事行动——特别是在对美国没有迫在眉睫威胁的情况下——引发了严重的法律和宪法问题。
“国会必须充分了解情况，并且有明确的法律依据、明确的最终目标和避免将美国卷入又一场昂贵且不必要战争的计划。”
阿肯色州共和党众议员、众议院情报委员会主席里克·克劳福德（Rick Crawford）指出，特朗普”给了伊朗很多走外交途径的机会”。
“在这次行动开始之前，总统特朗普与伊朗进行了认真的外交接触，从一开始就非常明确地提出了他的红线和对伊朗的期望，”克劳福德在一份声明中写道。”绝对不能允许伊朗拥有核武器或相关能力。美国人和我们盟友的安全岌岌可危。”
克劳福德的声明强调了对美军行动的担忧，以及民主党人对特朗普作为总司令权力的担忧。
“美利坚合众国拥有世界上最顶级的军队，我相信它将成功执行这次行动明确声明的目标，”克劳福德写道。”随着行动继续，我们为参与行动的美军、该地区的美国人以及我们的盟友祈祷平安。
“我强烈建议伊朗政权注意特朗普总统的警告。”
特朗普在本周早些时候的国情咨文演讲中警告称，他将坚持长期誓言”伊朗永远不会拥有核武器”，他在解释打击行动的”真相社交”视频中表示，伊朗试图重新构建其核武库的设计。
“有一件事是肯定的，我绝不会允许这个世界上最主要的恐怖主义资助者（他们现在确实是）拥有核武器，”特朗普在国情咨文中说，”这绝对不能发生。”
参议院武装部队委员会主席、密西西比州共和党议员罗杰·威克（Roger Wicker）赞扬了针对”世界主要恐怖主义扩散者”的”果断行动”。
“这是一项关键且必要的行动，以保护美国人和美国利益，”威克在一份声明中写道。”总统明确阐述了行动目标：永久挫败阿亚图拉们制造核武器的企图，削弱其弹道导弹部队和生产能力，摧毁其海军和恐怖主义能力。
“这些是任何美国总统面临的最艰难决定，我赞赏特朗普总统及其团队运用所有国家权力工具和精心策划的军事规划过程进行全面战略部署。”
弗吉尼亚州民主党参议员、参议院武装部队和外交关系委员会成员蒂姆·凯恩（Tim Kaine）呼应了特朗普长期以来反对”政权更迭战争”的立场。
“特朗普总统从美国数十年干涉伊朗和在中东的永久战争中什么也没学到吗？”凯恩在一份声明中写道。
“几个月来，我一直强烈反对美国人民想要的是更低的价格，而不是更多的战争——尤其是未经国会授权的战争，这违反了宪法，并且没有明确的目标，”他补充道。
“这些打击是一个巨大的错误，我祈祷它们不会让我们在该地区的驻外使馆和军队中的子女付出生命代价，”凯恩说。”参议院应立即恢复会议并就我的战争权力决议进行投票，以阻止美军在对伊朗敌对行动中的使用。
“每一位参议员都需要明确表明对这一危险、不必要且愚蠢行动的立场，”凯恩说。
新泽西州民主党参议员安迪·金（Andy Kim）呼应了就凯恩的战争权力决议进行投票的呼吁。
“美国人不想与伊朗开战，”新泽西州民主党参议员安迪·金在一份声明中写道。”通过发动打击，特朗普总统做出了布什总统一代前做出的同样危险和愚蠢的决定。他将美国人置于危险之中，却没有明确表明存在对国家安全的迫在眉睫威胁。他通过呼吁伊朗人民起来反抗，却没有广泛的伙伴联盟协助保护他们，从而将伊朗人民置于危险之中。
“而特朗普再次开始了暴力循环，这已经升级并且可能失控，”他继续说道。”这是不可接受的。参议院应立即就凯恩参议员的战争权力决议进行投票。”
“我今天就准备投票支持这项决议，”金写道。
福克斯新闻数字版的莉兹·埃尔金（Liz Elkind）对本文有贡献。
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GOP Rep Massie joins Democrats in opposition to US Iran strikes
Published February 28, 2026 9:46am EST | By Eric Mack | Fox News
One of President Donald Trump’s longtime Republican critics, Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., joined Gang of Eight Democrats in opposition to Operation Epic Fury, the U.S. strikes on Iranian military targets.
Trump has not sought congressional approval for an attack on Iran, Massie wrote on X, rebuking “acts of war unauthorized by Congress.”
“I am opposed to this War,” Massie added in a second X post Saturday morning. “This is not ‘America First.’”
“When Congress reconvenes, I will work with @RepRoKhanna to force a Congressional vote on war with Iran. The Constitution requires a vote, and your Representative needs to be on record as opposing or supporting this war.”
Secretary of State Marco Rubio reportedly met earlier this week with the Gang of Eight and a spokesman for House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., told Fox News Digital that Rubio called the speaker before the overnight strikes were carried out in Iran.
Notably, Trump has reminded the world that Iran’s regime had targeted him, including fomenting assassination talk in retaliation of his first administration’s taking out Islamic Republican Guard QUDs force commander Qasem Soleimani on Jan. 3, 2020.
“I was the hunted, now I am the hunter,” Trump said on the White House lawn before the Operation Midnight Hammer strikes and amid past warnings to Iranian leaders.
Article I of the U.S. Constitution grants Congress the power to declare war, but a U.S. official told Fox News Chief National Security Correspondent Jennifer Griffin that Trump’s U.S. military armada in the Middle East, working in concert with Israel, is targeting military targets and ballistic missile sites that pose an “imminent threat.”
The U.S. military is not targeting Iran’s leadership, but Israel is, the official added.
Alerting Congress was a topic of contention during the stealth operation to extract Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, when Trump and Rubio said they did not alert the Gang of Eight in advance, fearing leaks and putting U.S. troops at risk before the operation.
The Gang of Eight is the four Republican and Democrat leaders of Congress and four other members of the House and Senate Intelligence Committees.
Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, is part of the group.
“Everything I have heard from the administration before and after these strikes on Iran confirms this is a war of choice with no strategic endgame,” Himes wrote in a statement. “As I expressed to Secretary Rubio when he briefed the Gang of Eight, military action in this region almost never ends well for the United States, and conflict with Iran can easily spiral and escalate in ways we cannot anticipate. It does not appear that Donald Trump has learned the lessons of history.
“The president’s own statement acknowledges this is war, and the Constitution requires the Administration to come to Congress for authorization, something it has not done. Next week, the House will vote on a war powers resolution, and I will support that resolution. In the meantime, I will be praying for the safety of our servicemembers and all civilians who are in harm’s way.”
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., vice chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, spoke out against Trump’s Operation Epic Fury action.
“Iran’s leadership has long supported terrorism across the region, undermined regional stability, continued to advance its nuclear ambitions, and brutally repressed its own people, but acknowledging those realities does not relieve any president of the responsibility to act within the law, with a clear strategy, and with Congress,” Warner wrote in a statement.
“The American people have seen this playbook before – claims of urgency, misrepresented intelligence, and military action that pulls the United States into regime change and prolonged, costly nation-building. We owe it to our service members, and to every American family, to ensure that we are not repeating the mistakes of the past.”
Warner added a call for Trump to give the “country clear answers: What is the objective? What is the strategy to prevent escalation? And how does this make Americans safer?”
“The president moved forward without seeking congressional authorization,” Warner’s statement concluded. “The Constitution is clear: the decision to take this nation to war rests with Congress, and launching large-scale military operations – particularly in the absence of an imminent threat to the United States – raises serious legal and constitutional concerns.
“Congress must be fully briefed, and with a clear legal justification, a defined end state, and a plan that avoids dragging the United States into yet another costly and unnecessary war.”
Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Ark., the chair of the House Intelligence Committee, noted Trump gave “Iran plenty of opportunities to take the diplomatic route.”
“Prior to the initiation of this action, in earnest diplomatic engagements with Iran, President Trump was very clear about his red line from the start and his expectations of Iran during these negotiations,” Crawford wrote in a statement. “Iran absolutely cannot be allowed to maintain a nuclear weapon or capabilities. The safety and security of Americans and our allies are on the line.”
Crawford’s statement stressed concern for American forces conducting the operation versus Democrats’ concerns over Trump’s authority as commander in chief.
“The United States of America has the most premier military in the world, and I am confident it will successfully carry out the very clearly stated goals of this operation,” Crawford wrote. “As the operations continue, we pray for the safety of the U.S. military forces involved, Americans in the region, and our allies.
“I would strongly advise the Iranian regime heed President Trump’s warning,” he continued.
Trump warned in his State of the Union earlier this week that he will hold to his longtime vow that “Iran will never have a nuclear weapon,” saying in his Truth Social video overnight explaining the strikes that Iran was attempting to reconstitute its designs on a nuclear arsenal.
“One thing is certain, I will never allow the world’s No. 1 sponsor of terror, which they are by far, to have a nuclear weapon,” Trump said in the State of the Union. “Can’t let that happen.”
Senate Armed Forces Committee Chair Roger Wicker, R-Miss., praised the “decisive action” against “the world’s leading proliferator of terrorism.”
“This is a pivotal and necessary operation to protect Americans and American interests,” Wicker wrote in a statement. “The president has stated the operation’s goals clearly: thwart permanently the ayatollahs’ desire to create a nuclear weapon, degrade their ballistic missile force and their production capacity, and destroy their naval and terrorism capabilities.
“These are the hardest decisions that face any American commander-in-chief, and I appreciate that President Trump and his team conducted a comprehensive strategy using all tools of national power and a well-orchestrated military planning process.”
Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., a member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, echoed the long-time Trump position against “regime-change wars.”
“Has President Trump learned nothing from decades of U.S. meddling in Iran and forever wars in the Middle East?” Kaine wrote in a statement.
“For months, I have raised hell about the fact that the American people want lower prices, not more war — especially wars that aren’t authorized by Congress, as required by the Constitution, and don’t have a clear objective,” he added.
“These strikes are a colossal mistake, and I pray they do not cost our sons and daughters in uniform and at embassies throughout the region their lives,” Kaine said. “The Senate should immediately return to session and vote on my War Powers Resolution to block the use of U.S. forces in hostilities against Iran.”
“Every single senator needs to go on the record about this dangerous, unnecessary, and idiotic action,” Kaine said.
Sen. Andy Kim, D-N.J., echoed the call to vote on Kaine’s war powers resolution.
“Americans don’t want to go to war with Iran,” Sen. Andy Kim, D-N.J., wrote in a statement. “By launching strikes, President Trump has made the same dangerous and foolish decision President Bush did a generation ago. He put Americans in harm’s way without clearly showing there’s an imminent threat to our national security. He put the Iranian people in harm’s way by calling on them to rise up without a broad coalition of partners to assist in their protection.
“And Trump once again started a cycle of violence that has already escalated and could spiral out of control,” he continued. “This is unacceptable.The Senate should vote on Senator Kaine’s War Powers Resolution immediately.”
“I stand ready to do so today,” Kim wrote.
Fox News Digital’s Liz Elkind contributed to this report.
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