"Rubio has been leading the effort for regime change, the New York Times reported late last month. The push for regime change would involve a "broad campaign that would escalate military pressure to try to force" out Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, the Times reported. Administration officials have said that U.S. forces have struck four vessels in the Caribbean that they claim originated from Venezuela over the past weeks, killing 21 people so far. These strikes have been roundly condemned by human rights experts as illegal."
"'Trump and [Secretary of State and National Security Adviser Marco] Rubio are pushing for regime change in Venezuela,' the account for the Democratic committee members posted on social media on Tuesday. 'The American people don't want another war - and Congress can't let any president start one illegally or unilaterally. That's not how the Constitution works,' the group added."
"Last week, Trump reportedly sent a memo to Congress saying that he has 'determined' that the U.S. 'is in a non-international armed conflict with these designated terrorist organizations.'"
House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats condemned President Donald Trump's push for regime change in Venezuela and asserted that the American people do not want another war. The Democrats warned that Congress cannot allow any president to start a war illegally or unilaterally. Marco Rubio has been leading efforts for regime change. The proposed campaign would escalate military pressure to try to force Nicolás Maduro from power. Administration officials say U.S. forces struck four vessels in the Caribbean they claim originated from Venezuela, killing 21 people, and human rights experts have condemned those strikes as illegal. Trump sent a memo to Congress characterizing U.S. operations as a non-international armed conflict.
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