Scott Walker: Next President Shouldn’t Be Bound By Obama Deal On Iran

FILE - In this March 7, 2015 file photo, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks during the Iowa Agriculture Summit in Des Moines, Iowa. Known for his accessibility and willingness to always be available to take question... FILE - In this March 7, 2015 file photo, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks during the Iowa Agriculture Summit in Des Moines, Iowa. Known for his accessibility and willingness to always be available to take questions, even after the most routine appearances, Walker has suddenly become much harder to reach as he ramps up for a likely 2016 presidential campaign and deals with a series of flubs and shifts in position on hot button issues. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) MORE LESS
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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) argued that unless a nuclear weapons deal with Iran gets the approval of Congress, the next president shouldn’t be bound by that deal.

His statement, sent out to reporters on Tuesday evening, comes as Senate Republicans face strong blowback for sending a letter to Iran’s leaders to try and undermine the Obama administration’s negotiations with the country on a nuclear weapons deal.

TPM reached out to Walker’s political organization, Our American Revival, asking for the governor’s stance on the letter.

“Republicans need to ensure that any deal President Obama reaches with Iran receives congressional review,” Walker said in the statement. “Unless the White House is prepared to submit the Iran deal it negotiates for congressional approval, the next president should not be bound [by] it. I will continue to express that concern publicly to the President and directly to the American people.”

But the statement doesn’t say, as TPM asked, if Walker supports the move by the Senate Republicans to send the letter or feels that it was out of bounds. Some Republicans, like Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) have expressed support for the Republicans who signed the letter.

Others, like Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) said the letter was not “constructive.” Corker just happens to be the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R), who, like Walker, has shown strong interest in running for president in 2016, also released a statement, saying only that the 47 senators “are reacting to reports of a bad deal that will likely enable Iran to become a nuclear state. They would not have been put in this position had the Administration consulted regularly with them rather than ignoring their input.”

It’s unclear from that statement as well if Bush thought it was a good idea to send the letter.

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  1. Scott Walker: “Next President shouldn’t be bound by the Constitution. Or the laws. Or what Ronald Reagan signed with Russia. Our next President should be a dictator.”

  2. What a load of crap. Even if Congress were to be asked to approve any deal, you, Scotty Walker, and all the rest of the GOP clown car parade of candidates would be more than willing to ignore it because Obumber created it.

    You can try and dress that pig up by talking about consultation with Congress, but we all know what you’re really saying.

  3. Avatar for enon enon says:

    someone needs to get on record all of these republicans promising they will not use executive orders as president. in writing and on videotape. … and notarized…

  4. So, Scott, what would be the plan if the US backs out and re-imposes sanctions, but none of the other parties go along? Do you think US-only sanctions would have an impact?

  5. As pointed out above, we also should not be bound to pay our obligations. That whole “full faith and credit of the United States” is entirely optional.

    Ladies and gentlemen, the actual haters of America: the ones who want default, government shutdowns, advertising that we cannot be trusted with agreements made with six other countries. And if you deviate from that, the Politburo chapter of the RNC will enforce the rules.

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