Trump lashes out at GOP senators backing limits on Venezuela military action
From CNN's Alejandra Jaramillo
President Donald Trump on Thursday sharply criticized a small group of Republican senators who voted to advance a resolution that would limit future US military action in Venezuela without congressional approval, calling on voters to “NEVER” reelect them.
“Republicans should be ashamed of the Senators that just voted with Democrats in attempting to take away our Powers to fight and defend the United States of America,” Trump said in a Truth Social post. He named Sens. Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Rand Paul, Josh Hawley and Todd Young, adding they “should never be elected to office again.”
Trump argued the vote undermines national security and presidential authority.
He also denounced the War Powers Act, calling it “Unconstitutional, totally violating Article II of the Constitution,” while noting that “a more important Senate Vote will be taking place next week on this very subject,.”
Trump’s comment comes after the group of Senate Republicans joined all Democrats to advance the resolution, delivering a notable rebuke to Trump just days after a US operation that ousted Venezuela’s leader. The procedural vote sets up a future Senate showdown over the president’s authority to deploy military force in the escalating situation involving Venezuela, a move that surprised even some Democrats who had been uncertain of how Republican votes would fall.
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