Bernie Sanders Slams Trump’s ‘Illegal Military Operation’ Against Venezuela
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) sharply criticized President Donald Trump’s “illegal military option” and capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro.
“Donald Trump has, once again, shown his contempt for the Constitution and the rule of law. The President of the United States does NOT have the right to unilaterally take this country to war, even against a corrupt and brutal dictator like Maduro,” Sanders said in a statement Saturday.
“The United States does NOT have the right, as Trump stated this morning, to ‘run’ Venezuela,” Sanders said. “Congress must immediately pass a War Powers resolution to end this illegal military operation and reassert its constitutional responsibilities.”
Sanders joined a chorus of Democratic lawmakers condemning what Trump characterized as “a large scale strike against Venezuela and its leader.” Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) announced he will force a War Powers Resolution vote to block military action in Venezuela.
Sanders said Trump’s attack on Venezuela will make the world less safe.
“Trump campaigned for president on an ‘America First’ platform. He claimed to be the ‘peace candidate,'” Sanders said. “At a time when 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, when our healthcare system is collapsing, when people cannot afford housing and when AI threatens millions of jobs, it is time for the president to focus on the crises facing this country and end this military adventurism abroad. Trump is failing in his job to ‘run’ the United States.”
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