ICYMI: Ashley Hinson Doubles Down on Iran War, Says She “Would Continue to Vote Against a War Powers Resolution” to to End the War in Iran
KWWL: “Hinson Said She Would Continue to Vote Against a War Powers Resolution as She Has Previously”
DES MOINES – Last night, Ashley Hinson “defended” her seven votes to continue the war in Iran even as it devastates Iowa with “record diesel prices,” “surg[ing]” gas costs, fertilizer prices “near peak levels,” and inflation higher than the national average.
Despite claiming she wants an immediate end to the war, she “balked” when asked if she “would again vote against a war powers resolution.”
Meanwhile, Hinson made an “acknowledgement” that her five votes to keep in place chaotic tariffs are causing “economic fallout” in Iowa by hiking fuel and input costs and destroying crop markets for farmers.
Missed the debate? See below for more key highlights:
- KWWL: “Hinson said she would continue to vote against a war powers resolution as she has previously.”
- NewsNation: “Hinson has defended her position [on the Iran war].”
- CNN: “Hinson balked when asked whether she would again vote against a war powers resolution that would halt Trump’s ability to continue military action against Iran without the approval of Congress. […] [She made] an acknowledgement of the economic fallout of Trump’s tariff policies.”
- Newsweek: “Asked whether she would support legislation limiting presidential tariff authority, Hinson said she would want to review the proposal before deciding how she would vote.”
- WHO: “Hinson says she would not vote in favor of a war powers resolution.”
- Des Moines Register: “Pressed by the moderators on whether she would switch her vote on that resolution, Hinson said she trusts Trump and the military to end the war.”
- KCRG: “Hinson said she wants the war to end but would not reverse her votes.”
- Axios: “Hinson said the [Iran] war should end ‘as quickly as possible’ but rejected another congressional resolution.”
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