Renewed US military strikes on Iran have largely been met by silence from members of the Republican Party, with public comments few and far between.
On the other side of the political spectrum, however, Democrats have reacted with fury, with many calling on the White House to seek congressional authorisation for renewed hostilities, BBC reports.
Last month, the Republican-controlled US Senate approved a measure demanding that Trump halt the war or seek congressional approval - a largely symbolic gesture that was nonetheless seen as a rare rebuke of Trump by lawmakers who have largely fallen behind the president since his return to the White House.
“Congress voted against more war against Iran," Virginia Democratic Senator Tim Kaine was quoted as saying on Wednesday. "The US should not be launching new strikes without congressional approval and restarting a war that has raised gas prices, killed Americans and hurt the economy."
Another Democrat, Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy, was quoted as describing the new strikes as "ballooning foreign policy malpractice".
"The negotiations are a 'waste of time' because Trump's negotiators change by the day," he said, quoting Trump. "So do his goals and demands. It's all gross incompetence that is costing American taxpayers and consumers billions."
