US EditionTrump says 5 GOP senators who voted to limit Venezuela war powers "should never be elected to office again"
Trump condemned five GOP senators for backing a resolution to limit his military actions in Venezuela, calling their vote unconstitutional and a threat to national security.
- On Thursday, the U.S. Senate advanced Sen. Tim Kaine's War Powers resolution 52-47, prompting President Donald Trump to blast five Republican senators who supported it.
- Lawmakers, citing concern about escalation, said the vote followed the U.S. military's seizure of Nicolás Maduro last weekend and sought to reaffirm that further action requires congressional authorization.
- In his Truth Social post, President Donald Trump said `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` and named Susan Collins, U.S. Senator from Maine, Lisa Murkowski, U.S. Senator from Alaska, Rand Paul, U.S. Senator from Kentucky, Josh Hawley, U.S. Senator from Missouri, and Todd Young, U.S. Senator from Indiana.
- Legislatively, the measure faces long odds since it is unlikely to receive a House vote and President Donald Trump would likely veto it, though the Senate vote shows significant unease about U.S. intervention in Venezuela.
- Collins is facing tight political pressure this year as Sen. Susan Collins, U.S. Senator from Maine, seeks a sixth term while Governor Janet Mills and Graham Platner attack her record.
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President Donald Trump wasn’t ready to let this one go. After a Senate vote moved to limit his ability to use military force against Venezuela, Trump unleashed his anger publicly — and then took things further behind the scenes. A vote in the U.S. Senate advancing a resolution that would rein in Trump’s ability to use the U.S. military for any operations against Venezuela sent him over the edge. U.S. President Donald Trump takes questions from t…
Trump calls the War Powers Act unconstitutional. No court has agreed
After President Donald Trump’s unilateral decision to use the U.S. military to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, some lawmakers criticized Trump for ordering it without any authorization from Congress. Trump, in a […] The post Trump calls the War Powers Act unconstitutional. No court has agreed appeared first on Poynter.
Moulton, McGovern co-sponsor legislation to block ‘war in Venezuela’
Massachusetts Congressmen Seth Moulton (MA-06) and Jim McGovern (MA-02) have re-introduced legislation that would stop any further U.S. military action in Venezuela and would give Congress the authority of deciding on military operations in the country. Called the War Powers Resolution, it would require the Trump Administration to halt U.S. military involvement in Venezuela unless Congress explicitly approves such an action, which Moulton’s offi…
Trump Explodes at Susan Collins in Profanity-Soaked Blowup: Report
On Thursday, during a Senate push on a war-powers resolution tied to U.S. military involvement in Venezuela, President Donald Trump phoned Maine Sen. Susan Collins and unleashed a stream of profanity and fury directly into her earpiece, according to sources who spoke with The Hill and were later detailed in reporting by AOL.com. One GOP senator familiar with the scene described Trump as “very mad, very hot,” in the exact words used by a source —…
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