Tlaib goes down in defeat for big Lie

House rejects Tlaib war powers resolution on Lebanon in lopsided 324-92 vote

The House dealt Rep. Rashida Tlaib a decisive defeat Thursday, voting 324 to 92 to block her war powers resolution that would have directed President Trump to withdraw U.S. armed forces from Lebanon within seven days. The margin was not close, and the Michigan Democrat's own party leadership helped ensure it wasn't.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark, and Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar all came out against the measure before the vote, issuing a joint statement that undercut Tlaib's central premise. CBS News reported that the three Democratic leaders declared flatly that there are no U.S. servicemembers involved in combat operations or hostilities in Lebanon.

That left Tlaib arguing for a withdrawal from a conflict her own leadership said does not exist, at least not in the way her resolution described it.

Tlaib forced the vote after weeks of fighting between Israel and the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. She framed the United States as an "active participant" in what she called Israel's "ethnic cleansing campaign" and "war crimes." Those are her words, labeled as framing claims, not established facts.

On the House floor Wednesday night, Tlaib made a specific accusation about the Trump administration's role:

"The Trump administration is providing intelligence, coordinating strikes and demonstrating overt command over Israeli decisions."

She offered no publicly cited evidence for that claim during floor debate. The resolution itself directed the president to pull U.S. armed forces "from Lebanon" within a week of adoption, broad language that drew objections from both sides of the aisle.

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