Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer of New York told This Week host George Stephanopoulos on Sunday that he would introduce a War Powers Act resolution to prevent further military operations against Venezuela.
President Donald Trump announced this on Saturday. mail on Truth Social reports that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores were arrested in Caracas in a law enforcement operation. protected by the American armed forces. Schumer called the operation “lawless” and Congress needed to act. (RELATED: Marco Rubio Clearly Irritated with George Stephanopoulos After Host Asked Him the Same Question)
“The American people this morning, George, are scratching their heads in amazement and fear at what the President has proposed,” Schumer said. “The United States will rule Venezuela. We have learned over the years that America has attempted to achieve regime change and nation-building in this way that the American people pay for it in both blood and dollars.”
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The Democratic leader also said the Trump administration did not have the authority to carry out this mission. Trump stated During a news conference Saturday to announce the operation to capture Maduro, the United States was “running” Venezuela, saying senior administration officials would be in charge, including Rubio, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Cain.
“They didn’t just take ships out of the water,” Schumer said. “They entered Venezuela, bombed both civilian and military targets. And to do what they did without getting permission from Congress was against the law.”
Some famous criticsincluding podcasters Keith Olbermann and Dean Obeidallah, took to left-wing social media website Bluesky to demand Trump impeachment over the operation. Congressional Democrats condemned operation as an illegal war after the operation with Sumer accusing Trump Administration officials are misleading the American people and Congress. (RELATED: Jonathan Turley Predicts Whether Maduro Indictment Will Be 'Accepted by the Court')
“So what Congress can do about it is the next question,” Stephanopoulos continued.
“Well, the next question is very simple: we have the War Powers Act. It's a privilege resolution, which means Republicans can't block it,” the Senate Minority Leader responded. “Tim Kaine, myself and Rand Paul are sponsors of it. It will be tabled this week. And if it gets voted in, if it gets a positive vote in both houses, then the president can't do anything else in Venezuela without congressional approval. We have to pass it.”
In 2020, Schumer took a very different tone with Trump: attacking him for his failure to overthrow the Venezuelan dictator, who was initially indicted on drug trafficking charges in March of that year.
“The president is bragging about his Venezuela policy? Give us a break. He didn't end the Maduro regime,” Schumer complained at the time.
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