Protests erupt calling for U.S. to stay out of a war in Middle East
"The people of the United States don't want another forever war. The people of the United States want money for people's needs!'' the Party for Socialism and Liberation posted on X.
The protests, some organized in part by ANSWER (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism) Coalition, an anti-war group, call for Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to stop the war on Iran.
ANSWER is a left-wing group that has organized protests against the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other U.S. military actions, including some that have drawn hundreds of thousands of participants. Earlier this year, the organization was part of a coalition of groups across the country protesting in the days after Trump's inauguration.
Other protests are planned in the coming week, including a national ''Stop the War on Iran'' march slated for June 28 in Washington, D.C. Others protested across the globe, including in Japan and Iran.
Trump administration officials defended the attacks Sunday morning, and President Trump threatened possible further actions.
"If peace does not come quickly, we will go after those other targets with precision, speech and skill," Trump said Saturday at the White House.
More: Not what 'MAGA wanted to hear': Tensions within GOP remain about Trump's Iran strike
Congress is scheduled to return to Washington this week. Many Republican lawmakers applauded Trump's move.
"President Trump has been consistent and clear that a nuclear-armed Iran will not be tolerated,'' Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, said in a statement. "That posture has now been enforced with strength, precision, and clarity.''
Some Democrats, however, blasted Trump "unilateral decision" to attack Iran without Congressional approval, calling it illegal.
"This move, a rash sequel to his withdrawal from the nuclear deal, puts our nation, our troops, and innocents at grave risk,'' Rep. James Clyburn said in a statement. "Trump promised to be a peacemaker and vowed to avoid plunging the U.S. into more wars in the Middle East. This attack is inconsistent with his promise to the American people."
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