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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Dn.Y., issued a sharp warning about President Donald Trump’s Outture in Venezuela, and came close to agreeing to an “expensive” war without REMORY’s approval.
In a scathing statement, Schumer criticized Trump’s recent escalation toward Venezuela and argued that the President had violated the constitution.
“President Trumps actions in Venezuela are forcing America closer and closer to another costly foreign war,” said Shumeri. “Under our Constitution, Congress has the sole power to make war — not the President — and Congress has not authorized the use of military forces against Venezuela.”
The junior leader warned the President to avoid getting into another war overseas, writing that “the American people are tired of endless foreign wars that cost the lives of countless American service members and drain precious resources.”
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“This is not America’s first policy,” he added.
Schumer called on the Bipartisan Pubback, lobbying colleagues in Congress to “come together to return the power to declare war back to the people.”
The New York Democrat’s comments come after Trump tweeted on social media that Venezuela’s Airspace should be considered “completely closed.”
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Dn.Y., issued a sharp warning on November 29 regarding President Donald Trump’s approach to Venezuela, accusing him of planning a costly US war. “ (Reuters)
“To all airplanes, pilots, drug dealers, and human traffickers, please note that the airspace above and around Venezuela will be completely closed,” he wrote.
That post came a week after the Federal Aviation Administration warned airlines of a “security situation” in place.
When I spoke to US service members at the demonstration, Trump said the US would act “soon” to stop Venezuelan drug traffickers “around the world.”
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“In recent weeks, he has worked to stop Venezuelan drug dealers, of which there are many,” Trump said. “It’s true, there’s not much to come by the sea again. Have you seen that?”
The president added that drug traffickers kill “hundreds of thousands of people a year” in the US from the “dominance” they import.
Trump is not dismissing the idea of sending US troops to Venezuela, saying on November 17 that he did not rule out the possibility.
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President Donald Trump was criticized by Senator Chuck Schumer on Saturday for his recent visit to Venezuela. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Asked if he was canceling the deployment of the military, Trump replied, “No, I’m not suggesting that, I’m not suggesting anything.”
On Friday, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth defended the Trump Administration’s strikes on suspected drug busts in the Caribbean Sea.
“As we have said from the beginning, and in all statements, these highly effective incidents are specifically intended to ‘kill, kinetic strikes,'” says the slogans of narco, kill narco terrorists, and kill narco terrorists Americans are toxic. Every smuggler we kill in association with a designated terrorist organization. “
Hegseth’s statement followed reports from several news outlets, including the Washington Post and CNN, saying that the US military had ordered a second strike on a drug cartel in the Caribbean on September 2 after two attacks left two survivors.
“As usual, fake news brings false, inflammatory, and disrespectful reporting to our amazing heroes fighting to protect the country,” Egseth added in his post.
Armed Services Committee Chairman, R-ARA., and Ranking Member Adam Smith, D-Wash.
“We take seriously the reports of subsequent strikes on boats suspected of reviving narcotics in the Southcom region and are taking bipartisan action to collect the full extent of the operations in question,” the lawmakers wrote.
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Dn.Y, criticized President Trump for his handling of Venezuela. (Induku lamek, jr./AP photo)
FOX News Digital has reached out to the White House for comment.
FOX News Digital’s Sophia Compton, Brie Stimson, Greg Norman and Alexandra Koch contributed to this report.
