AOC, Dems called out as 'hypocrites' for impeachment talk following US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites

However, top Republicans are defending Trump's decision to use force in Iran, accusing Democrats of playing politics on a critical issue regarding global safety. 

Ocasio-Cortez took to social media on Saturday night, in part writing on X: "He [Trump] has impulsively risked launching a war that may ensnare us for generations. It is absolutely and clearly grounds for impeachment."

The congresswoman also told reporters on Capitol Hill Monday, "The President of the United States admitting that he unilaterally brought the United States into a war without congressional approval is a very grave public admission. It is illegal. It is unconstitutional."

McCarthy has dismissed Ocasio-Cortez's argument entirely, suggesting she and other members of her party are opposing the strike simply because it came from Trump. 

"They just get a Trump syndrome," McCarthy said. "What President Trump is able to accomplish has reset the world stage, had made the world actually safer."

"Every president before him has looked to make sure that Iran does not get a nuclear weapon," McCarthy said. "He just carried that out."

"She [Ocasio-Cortez] knows it, I know it, we all know it. That's not going anywhere," he said, referring to the impeachment calls. "If you throw that term around, that actually diminishes the severity of what impeachment is really reserved for."

The president was impeached twice during his first term, but it's unlikely a new impeachment proceeding would pass given Republicans' majority in the House. 

"Democrats are on the wrong side of history," he said. "They should build together, make America stronger, and the world a better, safer place."