Sen. Lee: Biden's Troop Deployment Amid 'Imminent Hostilities' Triggers the War Powers Act

In three tweets on February 25, Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) said President Biden, under the War Powers Act, must "report to Congress within 48 hours" or else remove U.S. troops from "imminent hostilities."

Sen. Lee's remarks follow NATO's decision to activate its Rapid Defense Force for the first time in NATO history.

Lee tweeted:

"President Biden’s unilateral deployment of our Armed Forces to the European theater, where we now know they are in imminent hostilities, triggers the War Powers Act, necessitating that the President report to Congress within 48 hours....