US lawmakers react to attack on Venezuela, capture' of Nicolas Maduro

"Democratic lawmakers have largely condemned US President Donald Trump's actions on Saturday against the South American country and its leader, saying they violate international law and lack necessary Congressional approval. list of 3 itemsend of list Members of Trump's Republican Party, meanwhile, have defended the attacks as part of the administration's push to stem drug trafficking into the US. Here's a look at some of the reactions from US lawmakers."

"Trump's illegal and unprovoked bombing of Venezuela and kidnapping of its president are grave violations of international law and the U.S. Constitution. These are the actions of a rogue state, Tlaib wrote on social media. The American people do not want another regime change war abroad. The Democratic senator accused US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth of lying when they told lawmakers during a Senate briefing last month that the US pressure campaign against Venezuela was not about regime change."

"Trump rejected our Constitutionally required approval process for armed conflict because the Administration knows the American people overwhelmingly reject risks pulling our nation into another war. He added that the US strike doesn't represent strength and is not sound foreign policy. It puts Americans at risk in Venezuela and the region, and it sends a horrible and disturbing signal to other powerful leaders across the globe that targeting a head of state is an acceptable policy for the U.S. government."

The United States carried out an attack on Venezuela and purportedly captured President Nicolas Maduro, prompting heated reactions in Washington amid months of rising tensions. Democratic lawmakers characterized the actions as violations of international law and the U.S. Constitution and criticized the absence of Congressional approval. Some Democrats accused senior U.S. officials of misleading Congress about the aims of the pressure campaign. Republican members defended the operation as part of efforts to curb drug trafficking into the United States. Critics warned that bypassing constitutional approval risks American lives, weakens foreign policy, and normalizes targeting heads of state internationally.

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