Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) told Axios she will "most likely" vote for House Democrats' resolution to constrain President Trump from waging war with Iran the next time it comes up for a vote.
Why it matters: The vote is symbolic — even if the measure passed both chambers, Trump could veto it — but Mace's support puts the House one step closer to a major rebuke of the administration's Middle East operations.
- Mace emerged as a suddenly fierce critic of the Iran war this week, declaring Wednesday that she will vote against funding further operations in the region.
- But she went a step further on Thursday, telling Axios in a text message: "War with Iran needs to end. President Trump has won the war, time to exit."
- "I'm not voting to send South Carolina's sons and daughters into battle to die for the price of oil," she said.
State of play: Mace voting for the war powers resolution could spell defeat for House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.).
- A war powers resolution forced to the floor earlier this month was rejected in a 212-219 vote, with four House Democrats breaking away from their leadership and voting against the measure.
- But most if not all of those Democrats are poised to flip the next time their party leadership forces a war powers vote, Axios reported on Tuesday.
- There is little indication that Reps. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio) and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), the two Republicans who voted for the war powers resolution last time, will flip and side with GOP leadership.
