Welcome to meet the press now.

I'm Kristen Welker in Washington, where the president is under mounting political pressure

as gas prices continue to surge because of the war with Iran.

And the White House is now bucking the 60-day deadline for congressional approval to continue the war.

The president today telling reporters he's not happy with the current state of talks

and that additional U.S. strikes are on the table.

The president also arguing the War Powers Act does not apply to him in this conflict.

Because it's never been sought before. There's been numerous, many, many times, and nobody's

ever gotten it before. They consider it totally unconstitutional. But we're always in touch with

Congress. But nobody's ever sought it before. nobody's ever asked for it before. It's never

been used before. Why should we be different? Now, we do want to note a report from the Conservative

Heritage Foundation has found that Congress has authorized the use of military force more than 40

times. And the War Powers Act states within 60 calendar days,

the president shall terminate any use of United States Armed Forces unless the Congress has

declared war or has enacted a specific authorization for such use of United States Armed Forces.

President Trump arguing in a letter to Congress today that because of the ceasefire with Iran,

the hostilities that began on February 28, 2026, have terminated. But the president himself is

continuing to say the U.S. is at war with Iran, including just hours ago. Take a listen.

The war in Iran is going along swimmingly.

That's the way war goes, right?

Military operation. I don't call it a war.

The gas will go down.

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