six months ago here in New York City, I

made the case that Donald Trump was dangerously incompetent and

incapable of world leadership in the past few days in

the wake of the killing of the Iranian general solo

money, I think Donald Trump has proven beyond that

comment beyond dispute, haphazard decision making process that led

up to it the failure to consult with our allies

or Congress and the reckless disregard for the consequences that

would surely follow. I was, in my view

, dangerously incompetent. VOCs in wake of such an

enormous escalation that has exploded geopolitics in the region and

put the United States and Iran on a collision course

that what we expect from an American president Well,

what we've heard from what have we heard from President

Trump? We have not heard a sober minded explanation

to assure the American reassure the American people that this

decision and his consequences were thought through no level headed

words meant to dial down the tensions and thio take

us off the path of conflict. No press conference

or consultation with our Congress. No, what we

heard so far from this president tweets, threads and

tantrums all we've heard from this administration or shifting explanations

, evasive answers, repeated assertions of an imminent threat

without the necessary evidence to support that conclusion. And

since this is a president with the history of lying

about virtually everything who has destroyed his own credibility in

that of the United States on a global stage,

knew the American people nor our allies. And indeed

no one around the world seems to be taking his

word for it. If there was an imminent threat

that required this extraordinary action that that we are,

we're owed an explanation and the facts to back it

up. But the, uh, these matters are

deadly import, and to me, they are unmistakably

clear. Donald Trump does not have me make it

clear. Does not have the authority to go toward

Iran without congressional congressional authorization. Hi, everyone.

George Stephanopoulos here. Thanks for checking on ABC News

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