Kansas City congresspeople react to U.S. strike on Iran: 'We strongly support President Trump'

Kansas City-area Republicans are expressing their support for President Trump, after the U.S. launched military strikes against Iran on Saturday.

Trump says three key nuclear sites in Iran were "completely and totally obliterated," after the U.S. joined Israel's offensive aimed at dismantling nuclear capabilities.

Kansas and Missouri Republicans were quick to express their support for the attack, which marks a major escalation of the war between Iran and Israel, and came despite years of promises made by Trump to keep the U.S. out of conflict in the Middle East.

Writing on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, U.S. Rep Mark Alford, a Republican from the Kansas City area, said he "strongly supports" the president's actions.

Rep. Sam Graves, who represents the northern swath of Missouri, wrote on X Saturday that Iran must never be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon.

Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver of Kansas City called the bombings a "power grab."

In a statement, Cleaver said only Congress can declare war and that Trump's actions "threaten to trap the U.S. in an escalating conflict."

Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt called Trump a "foreign policy realist."

"He doesn’t want another Forever War. He wants peace," Schmitt, a Republican, wrote on X.

As of Sunday evening, Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley had not issued a public statement on the strikes.

Kansas Sen. Jerry Moran did not mention Trump in a post on X, instead praising the military for it's execution of the airstrike.

"I pray for the safety of all our troops in the region, and we must be vigilant in protecting against any Iranian threats to Americans around the globe."

Sen. Roger Marshall also thanked the U.S. Air Force and signaled his support for Trump.

"We stand tall with President Trump who is protecting the world from a nuclear capable Iran," Marshall wrote on X.

In a statement issued Sunday evening, Democratic Rep. Sharice Davids said she would be "reviewing the intelligence" on whether the administration's actions effectively addressed the threat of Iran's nuclear program.

"But let me be clear, President Trump’s unilateral decision to launch military action against Iran without constitutionally-mandated congressional approval puts American troops and global stability at risk and threatens another endless war."

This is a developing story and will be updated.