Senate Republicans VETO legislation to limit Trump’s ability to attack Venezuela
Senate Republicans voted to reject legislation on Thursday that would have included a check on US President Donald Trump’s opposition to the Venezuelan campaign, as Memoral pressured Congress to come up with the Venezuelan campaign and Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
Lawmakers, including top Republicans, want the Trump administration to provide them with more information about US military strikes against drug-trafficking vessels in the eastern Pacific.
But Thursday’s vote, which would essentially prevent an attack on Venezuelan soil by first requiring congressional authorization, showed the lengths to which GOP senators are willing to go to allow the Trump administration to continue its buildup of naval forces in the region.
“President Trump has taken decisive action to protect thousands of Americans from Nethal Narcotics,” said Sen. Jim Risch, the Republican Chairman of the Senate
The legislation had little chance of passage, in part because it would have to be signed by Tick himself, but it galvanized Democrats to pressure their allies against Venezuela. Law failed to advance 49-51.
“We should not be at war without the vote of Congress. SENTUTIA Democrate,” Sen. Tim Kaine, the Virginia Democrat who was running for the public, made a low-key speech.
The National Naval Force is building an unusually large force, including its aircraft carriers, in the Caribbean Sea, leading many to the conclusion that Trump’s intentions go beyond just attacking cocaine-running boats.
“It’s really an open secret this more about a potential regime change,” said Sen. Adam Schiff, the California Democrat who cast the resolution. “If that’s where the administration is headed, if that’s what we’re risking – getting involved in war – then the conference needs to be heard on this.”
US President Donald Trump has confirmed that he has authorized the CIA to carry out covert operations in Venezuela, increasing efforts to suppress the government of President Nicolas Maduro. Trump said he authorized the action because large amounts of drugs were entering the United States from Venezuela, mostly by sea. Venezuela’s foreign ministry condemned the move in a statement, saying the action ‘constitutes a further violation of international law and the United Nations’ Charter. ‘
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As the Trump administration has shifted its priorities overseas, there has been a growing sense of frustration among lawmakers, including some Republicans, who are worried about the latest moves by the Pentagon.
In the setting committee of the Senate last Thursday, Sen. Roger Wicker, the Republican Chairman, we Seneres have a Pentagon Security Aidle, and that conference was not shown with a Pentagon Security Aidle, and that group of US Troops in the National Defense System.
GOP Senators directed their sympathies at the defense policy office.
“There seems to be this pigpen-like trend coming out of the policy shop,” said Sen. Tom Cotton, Arkansas Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, during an armed services hearing earlier this week.
As the pushback maining on Capitol Hill, the Trump administration has increased the briefs in the campaign in the Caribbean, including sending the Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the Secretary of Defense Pete Hegsseth on Wednesday separated on Wednesday.
Authorities provided details on the intelligence used to target the boats and it appeared that senators were reviewing the legal basis for the attack, according to lawmakers at the meeting.
However, the Democrats, joined by Republican Sen. Rand Paul, continued the Republican movement by forcing the invasion of Venezuela under a declaration of war.
A previous war power vote on strikes against submarines in international waters failed last month 48-51, but Kaine said he wanted to sway Republicans on a resolution related to attacks on Venezuela.
Some Republicans are not worried about the strikes
Republican leadership is clamoring Thursday to ensure that the law fails, and many GOP senators have expressed support for the Trump campaign, which has killed at least 66 people from known drugs.
Sen. Lindolina Graham, a Republican from South Carolina who is a Trump Ally, argued that the War Powers Act has too much power over military decisions and that Congress has other ways to check the President’s decisions.
“I like the idea of the Commander-in-Chief telling Norco-terrorists not just a foreign terrorist organization, but when you’re dealing with threats to our country, but a boat that went to America full of drugs – we’re going to take you out,” Graham said.
Just hours before the vote, Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine said she will carefully study the Trump Administration’s legal opinion on the strikes, but has not reached a decision.
Sen. Thom Tillis, a North Carolina Republican, said he would vote against the resolution, but added that he has a campaign for it.
He pointed out that it was too expensive to relocate an aircraft carrier and asked if those funds could be better spent at the US-Mexico border to stop Fentanyl smuggling.
What is President Donald Trump repeatedly attacking boats near Venezuela? Andrew Chang breaks threats The Trump Administration says it is responding to why Venezuela’s relationship with China could be one. Images provided by Getty Images, The Canadian Press and Reuters.
Tillis said that if the campaign continues for several months, “then we have to have a real discussion about whether or not we are engaging in some kind of hybrid warfare.”
Still, Democrats say the Trump administration is using more legal protections for a broader military campaign that puts troops and the nation’s reputation at risk.
Sen. Jack Reed, the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, charged that Trump is engaging in “violence without strategic intent” while failing to take actions that would be counterproductive. “You can’t fight your way out of a drug problem,” he said.
But Kaine also acknowledged that there was some risk in forcing the vote because it could give Trump the green light to launch a direct attack.
“Congress has to stand up and be there — or not,” he said.
