Congress alone holds the constitutional authority to authorize war, and the president's attempt to bypass this authority is a sign of authoritarianism.

“There's a reason that Congress and not the president has this power. You don't give a single individual the power unless there's some dire crisis of national security. You don't give a single person the power to go to war. That's something that is done by the people's representatives.”

Congress must assert its constitutional authority and prerogatives rather than merely supporting the president.

“I'm a member of the Congress, so I'm uh I know it's an old-fashioned notion, but I'm sort of jealous of congressional rights and prerogatives, right? These days, in a world where all we do is defend the president of our own party, that's sort of an antiquated idea, but I think it's really important.”