But Syria is a sovereign country. Psaki in 2017 questioned the legality of airstrikes launched by the Trump administration. Jen Psaki; Kamala Harris, Jen Psaki and Kamala Harris Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images. I guess Syria is no longer a sovereign country? Oof. one user wrote. "It is imperative that our enemies know that attacking Americans comes at a cost," tweeted Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. "Very supportive of this strike and hope it will create necessary deterrence in the future. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told CBS News he recommended the strike in response to several rocket attacks against U.S. targets in Iraq, including one in Erbil this month that killed a non-American civilian contractor and injured a U.S. service member and several U.S. contractors. White House press secretary Jen Psaki is facing criticism for an old tweet about Syria. Past Biden, Psaki tweets criticizing Trump resurface after new Syria airstrikes Past Twitter posts about Trump military actions draw sharp reactions Thursday -- including from U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar @VP @KamalaHarris said the legal rationale is bunk. Facebook. Jen Psaki questioned Donald Trump Syria airstrikes in 2017 tweet. You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter! Assad is a brutal dictator. ", tweeted House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md. Twitter. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki shut down a reporter asking about the leaked audio from the New York Times of John Kerry telling Iran’s foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif about Israel’s covert operations in Syria. Unlike the previous strikes, Thursday's airstrike came in response to an attack by an Iraqi militia rather than against the Syrian government. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki also made this clear – when Trump was president. The Hill 1625 K Street, NW Suite 900 Washington DC 20006 | 202-628-8500 tel | 202-628-8503 fax. "Hey girl! When Psaki’s nearly four-year-old tweet resurfaced, many Twitter users appreciated the irony. Even progressive U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., retweeted Psaki's old post, writing sarcastically "Great question.". Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, the top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, agreed that "responses like this are a necessary deterrent.". Wonder how quickly Jen Psaki will need to ‘circle back’ to this tweet from 2017 that is aging SO BADLY?Over/under?Heh.Also what is the legal authority for strikes? Legal Statement. Amazing what electing a senile old man as president will change about world affairs, I guess. “But Syria is a sovereign country.” Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., who sits on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, resurfaced the tweet in response to the strike. Past Twitter messages from President Biden and one of his top aides -- both criticizing former President Trump -- weren't appearing to age well Thursday after Biden ordered airstrikes against an Iranian-backed militia stronghold in Syria. Source: Chastity Mansfield Following the Fraudulent Biden administration’s decision to bomb Syria yesterday, social media turned on Democrats who have complained in the past about President Trump’s airstrikes. US LAUNCHES AIRSTRIKE AGAINST IRANIAN-BACKED FORCES IN SYRIA. But Syria is a sovereign country.". ", Like us on Facebook to see similar stories, Epic Games trial reveals Apple negotiations with Netflix, Facebook and Microsoft, Beyond Meat slumps after the fake meat company reports a wider than expected loss for the 1st quarter. — Jen Psaki (@jrpsaki) April 7, 2017. The U.S. dropped seven 500-pound Joint Direct Attack Munitions, ( JDAMs) reportedly killing 22, at a crossing used by Iranian-backed militia groups to move weapons across the border. But Syria is a sovereign country. Perhaps someone should ask his @PressSec today?” Paul was referencing a 2018 Tweet from Psaki who unwisely questioned presidential authority on the matter. ©2021 FOX News Network, LLC. At the same time, we have acted in a deliberate manner that aims to de-escalate the overall situation in both eastern Syria and Iraq.". "Today's airstrike demonstrates @POTUS' resolve to prevent Iran from targeting America's personnel and allies with impunity," tweeted House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md. Kamala Harris, Jen Psaki Syria tweets resurface after Biden launches deadly airstrike Igor Derysh 2/26/2021 As debate swirls, colleges weigh whether to mandate COVID-19 vaccines Conveniently, most have willfully forgotten their old Tweets, but thankfully Senator Rand Paul is here to remind them. White House press secretary Jen Psaki is facing criticism for an old tweet about Syria. Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. House Democratic leaders also backed the strike. "But I am deeply concerned about the legal rationale for last night's strikes. “Also what is the legal authority for strikes? Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Biden in 2019 called Trump “erratic” and “impulsive” when he threatened to bomb Iran […] "We're not going to comment on leaked tapes," says @PressSec when asked about audio from the New York Times of John Kerry telling the Iranian Foreign Minister about Israeli covert military actions in Syria. In a tweet from April 2017, in which the Psaki wondered about the "legal authority for strikes" in Syria, she noted that the country is "sovereign". The Obama administration cited that authorization to justify its 2014 strikes against ISIS in Syria. But Syria is a sovereign country,” Psaki tweeted at the time. We need to extricate from the Middle East, not escalate. "This proportionate military response was conducted together with diplomatic measures, including consultation with Coalition partners," Kirby said. Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox. In April 2017, the Trump administration launched airstrikes against Syria in retaliation for a chemical weapons attack the Assad regime carried out against its own people. "What is the legal authority for strikes?" "Assad is a brutal dictator," she tweeted, "But Syria is a sovereign country.". Psaki tweeted shortly after then-President Donald Trump approved a missile strike in Syria in response to a Syrian government chemical weapons attack that killed more than 80 civilians. President Joe Biden ordered airstrikes against facilities that were allegedly held by Iran-backed militia, according to the Pentagon. "This makes President Biden the fifth consecutive US president to order strikes in the Middle East," Khanna, a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, told CNN. In Thursday’s attack, the Biden administration targeted Iraqi border-based Shia militia groups, Kait’ib Hezbollah and Kait’ib Sayyid al Shuhada, which are suspected of having received funding and military support from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard. An administration official also told the network the strikes were intended to send a message to Iran to stop putting U.S. troops at risk while avoiding provoking the Iranian regime directly, or Iraqi officials who want to maintain good relations with Iran. Online sleuths dug up a tweet by Biden’s current spokesperson Jen Psaki, denouncing the Trump administration’s missile strike on Syria in April 2017 as illegal. Gosh Jen, that tweet has not aged well … like at all. But progressives criticized the strike as a continuation of decades of U.S. military aggression in the Middle East. Microsoft and partners may be compensated if you purchase something through recommended links in this article. — Jen Psaki (@Jen Psaki)1491532074.0 After the Biden administration ordered airstrikes on Syria, which is a sovereign country, the White House press secretary was asked her own question by dozens of commenters on Twitter. “Also what is the legal authority for strikes? Show full articles without "Continue Reading" button for {0} hours. America Revealed - February 26, 2021. Past Biden, Psaki tweets criticizing Trump resurface after new Syria airstrikes" FoxNews contributor Sara A. Carter (@SaraCarterDC) also joined in on the fray, and mocked Psaki… President Joe Biden and White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki are receiving backlash for past tweets attacking the Trump administration’s Middle East airstrikes after Biden approved bombardments on Syria Thursday.. "None of those elements is met in the Syria strike.". Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Republican congressional leaders, on the other hand, welcomed the strike. (Photo by Andrew Cabellero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images) (CNSNews.com) – Several Republican lawmakers reacted positively to news of Thursday’s U.S. airstrikes against facilities used by Iranian-backed militias in eastern Syria, but there were some rumbles on the left. The sweeping authorization of military force approved by Congress in 2002 following the 9/11 attacks gives the president broad power to strike against terror groups that attack the U.S. or states that harbor them. Assad is a brutal dictator. Legal Statement. Psaki said earlier this week that the U.S. holds Iran responsible for the actions of its allied militias in Iraq after Tehran had denied any involvement. Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., said the president should not order strikes without explicit authorization from Congress, and was currently relying based on an "outdated" authorization of military force. But Syria is a sovereign country,” she Tweeted Pentagon spokesman John Kirby announced on Thursday that the administration had launched airstrikes destroying facilities used by Iranian-backed militant groups in Syria near the Iraqi border. Past Twitter messages from President Biden and one of his top aides — both criticizing former President Trump — weren’t appearing to age well Thursday after Biden ordered airstrikes against an Iranian-backed militia stronghold in Syria. "I strongly support our men and women in uniform and believe we must hold Assad accountable for his unconscionable use of chemical weapons," she wrote at the time. President Joe Biden's first military action quickly came under scrutiny on Thursday after critics cited Trump-era tweets from Vice President Kamala Harris and White House press secretary Jen Psaki questioning the legality of airstrikes in Syria. Psaki in 2017 questioned the legality of airstrikes launched by the Trump administration. "The events of the past week … have had devastating clarity of just how dangerous this president is," Biden said during a speech in Iowa about Trump’s decision, which critics saw as "abandoning" Kurdish allies in the region. "It was a strong act that will surely send a message to Tehran that our country will not abide destabilizing actions from its forces or its proxies.". Martha McSally's ex-deputy campaign manager pleads guilty to stealing more than $115,000 from campaign, Kamala Harris has gone 45 days without a news conference since being tapped for border crisis role, Political cartoon of the day: Joltin' Joe, Nancy Pelosi gets Willies mixed up, posts McCovey photo on Mays’ birthday. Harris, who was then in the Senate, also questioned the legality of U.S. military action in Syria in 2018 following an earlier strike in response to chemical weapon use. Vice President Kamala Harris and White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki are facing significant backlash after their old tweets resurfaced following US airstrikes against Syria on Thursday, February 25. — Jen Psaki (@jrpsaki) April 7, 2017. ", So, @PressSec @jrpsaki questioned the legitimacy of US strikes on Syria. Psaki asked. LOOK: Jen Psaki’s Old Tweet About Trump’s Syrian Airstrike Comes Back To Haunt Her by Jonathan Davis February 26, 2021, 3:59 pm Roughly 24 hours after Joe Biden was inaugurated, a convoy of about four vehicles carrying American troops that included some armor and a helicopter gunship escort made their way back into Syria from neighboring Iraq. Check out what's clicking on FoxNews.com. A 2017 tweet by White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki began making the rounds Thursday night after President Biden approved U.S. military strikes against Iran-backed militias in Syria. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Pentagon has not mentioned any casualties but the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a U.K.-based monitor group, reported that the strikes killed 22 militants and destroyed a weapons shipment crossing from Iraq to Syria. White House press secretary Jen Psaki and President Biden both criticized actions in Syria that were taken by former President Donald Trump. Biden ordered airstrikes against Iranian proxy fighters in the country Thursday evening. 2/ Her 2017 tweet, Psaki said, was in ref to an "attack on Syrian military installations in response to a chemical weapons attack. A 2017 tweet by White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki began making the rounds Thursday night after President Biden approved U.S. military strikes against Iran-backed militias in Syria. "There is absolutely no justification for a president to authorize a military strike that is not in self-defense against an imminent threat without congressional authorization. Market data provided by Factset. All rights reserved. Also what is the legal authority for strikes? Assad is a brutal dictator. She said that the administration would "reserve the right to respond in a manner and at a time of our choosing.". Still waiting for my reporter colleagues to ask... https://t.co/I8B8um6Cgk pic.twitter.com/LZ4qvISepA. In 2017, Jen Psaki, now White House press secretary, questioned what the Trump administration’s "legal authority for strikes" was in Syria following a Trump-ordered military action. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, "These strikes were authorized in response to recent attacks against American and Coalition personnel in Iraq, and to ongoing threats to those personnel.". The old tweet has obtained a new life and gone viral. “Also what is the legal authority for strikes?” Psaki tweeted in 2017 after a Trump-directed strike on Syria in 2017. Market data provided by Factset. Assad is a brutal dictator. Will she ask her boss the same thing? © Provided by Salon Ian Bremmer, a geopolitics expert and president of the Eurasia Group, said that the question "needs to be addressed by Congress" and has "for decades now. ", Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., the vice chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, called the strikes "targeted, proportional and necessary." Connect with friends faster than ever with the new Facebook app. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. The Iraqi government previously protested a U.S. strike against one of the Iranian-backed militias inside its borders in December, accusing the Trump administration of violating its sovereignty. “What authority does @POTUS have to strike Syria? Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. guessing you circled back to this one, huh?" "The operation sends an unambiguous message: President Biden will act to protect American and Coalition personnel. But progressive lawmakers and peace advocates had not forgotten Psaki's 2017 tweet questioning the legality of the Trump administration's strikes in Syria in response to the government's use of chemical weapons on its citizens. ", "The United Nations Charter makes absolutely clear that the use of military force on the territory of a foreign sovereign state is lawful only in response to an armed attack on the defending state for which the target state is responsible," Mary Ellen O'Connell, an international conflict expert at the Notre Dame University Law School, told the Associated Press. “I condemn meddling in Syria’s civil war. But Syria … "At President Biden's direction, U.S. military forces earlier this evening conducted airstrikes against infrastructure utilized by Iranian-backed militant groups in eastern Syria," Kirby said in a statement. 0. In a recently leaked audio, Iran’s foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said then-Secretary of State… WhatsApp. — Jen Psaki (@jrpsaki) April 7, 2017 Now take a look at just a few of the many, many, many people drawing attention to the tweet above, and take note of their political affiliation: Great question. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. “Assad is a brutal dictator,” she wrote. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki (pictured yesterday) tweeted four years ago to attack the legality of Trump's strikes on Syria, saying: 'Assad is a brutal dictator. Propaganda Minister Jen Psaki stepped out in front of the American people and did what she does best: told us nothing. Fox News' Caitlin McFall and Jennifer Griffin contributed to this report. Pinterest. By. PRESIDENT Joe Biden, Jen Psaki, and Kamala Harris have been accused of hypocrisy in relation to tweets slamming Trump strikes, after dropping bombs on Syria. In 2017, Psaki questioned the legality of airstrikes launched by the Trump administration. So much for transparency! PRESIDENT Joe Biden, Jen Psaki, and Kamala Harris have been accused of hypocrisy in relation to tweets slamming Trump strikes, after dropping bombs on Syria… President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and press secretary Jen Psaki are under fire after their past tweets lashing at former president Donald Trump’s military actions resurfaced — as the Democratic president approved airstrikes in Syria killing at least 22 people. Assad is a brutal dictator. Also what is the legal authority for strikes? Som foreign policy experts agreed, however, that the legality of these strikes is questionable. —Jen Psaki (@jrpsaki) December 1, 2020 Minyon Moore, a member of Biden's transition advisory board, told The Washington Post that Psaki was … All rights reserved. A senior official said the strike was a "shot across the bow" and a defensive strategy, intended to deter Iran and its militia from launching rockets at U.S. forces in the region, like the recent attacks in Iraq. "Assad is a brutal dictator. I look forward to you condemning @JoeBiden's illegal strikes in your press conference tomorrow," another person commented. "I spoke against endless war with Trump," he added, "and I will speak out against it when we have a Democratic president. It wasn’t just Biden’s past tweets under examination; a tweet from press Secretary Jen Psaki in 2017 questioning the legality of attacking Syria had also resurfaced. That tweet is summed up in the following gif. or redistributed. Old tweets posted by President Joe Biden and White House press secretary Jen Psaki which condemned former President Donald Trump’s use of military airstrikes are under scrutiny after Biden ordered a strike in Syria on Thursday. ©2021 FOX News Network, LLC. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. "responses like this are a necessary deterrent. "Great tweet. The tweets being scrutinized were posted by Joe Biden in 2019 and Psaki in early April of 2017. 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