House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer Steny Hamilton HoyerOVERNIGHT ENERGY: California seeks to sell only electric cars by 2035 | EPA threatens to close New York City office after Trump threats to 'anarchist' cities | House energy package sparks criticism from left and right House energy package sparks criticism from left and right Hoyer: House should vote on COVID-19 aid — with or without a bipartisan deal MORE (D-Md.) on Thursday called President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE's decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria "impulsive, irresponsible and dangerous."

"And I would hope that the president would reconsider. The only people happy today about this decision in my opinion are the Syrians, the Iranians, the Russians and ISIS and its allies," Hoyer added during an interview on CNN's "New Day."

Trump on Wednesday announced that the U.S. would remove troops from Syria, claiming the U.S. had defeated the Islamic State in the region.

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But Hoyer said Thursday that Trump's decision will only encourage ISIS.

“It was a terrible decision that puts our country in a bad spot, but more importantly puts some of our allies, like the Kurds, in a very terrible spot," he said.

“And it encourages ISIS. It doesn’t defeat ISIS," Hoyer added.

House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer calls President Trump's Syria decision "impulsive, irresponsible and dangerous."



"I would hope that the President would reconsider" pic.twitter.com/K5hCoAcVz4 — CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) December 20, 2018

The move has also been criticized by a number of Senate Republicans, including Marco Rubio Marco Antonio RubioOvernight Defense: Pentagon redirects pandemic funding to defense contractors | US planning for full Afghanistan withdrawal by May | Anti-Trump GOP group puts ads in military papers Democrats step up hardball tactics as Supreme Court fight heats up Press: Notorious RBG vs Notorious GOP MORE (Fla.), Lindsey Graham Lindsey Olin GrahamSenate GOP aims to confirm Trump court pick by Oct. 29: report The Hill's Campaign Report: GOP set to ask SCOTUS to limit mail-in voting Senate GOP sees early Supreme Court vote as political booster shot MORE (S.C.) and Bob Corker Robert (Bob) Phillips CorkerHas Congress captured Russia policy? Tennessee primary battle turns nasty for Republicans Cheney clashes with Trump MORE (Tenn.).

Graham, usually a staunch ally of Trump, called it an "Obama-like mistake" while Corker said the decision was “in many ways even worse” than former President Barack Obama Barack Hussein ObamaThe Memo: Trump's strengths complicate election picture Obama shares phone number to find out how Americans are planning to vote Democrats' troubling adventure in a 'Wonderland' without 'rule of law' MORE's decision to withdraw from Iraq.