Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has described the United States president’s military invasion of Venezuela and the capture of Nicolás Maduro as reckless.
In an official statement on Saturday on X, Schumer noted that Trump is attempting to throw Americans into more international chaos and uncertainty.
According to him, the US president is using Maduro as a distraction from the skyrocketing costs Americans face.
He faulted Trump for invading Venezuela without congressional authorization and a credible plan.
Schumer said Trump’s administration is not being fair with Americans in its handling of Venezuela’s Maduro.
“But launching military action without congressional authorization and without a credible plan for what comes next is reckless.
“The administration has assured me three separate times that it was not pursuing regime change or taking military action in Venezuela. Clearly, they are not being straight with Americans.
“The idea that Trump plans to now run Venezuela should strike fear in the hearts of all Americans. The American people have seen this before and paid the devastating price.
“The administration must brief Congress immediately on its objectives and its plan to prevent a humanitarian and geopolitical disaster that plunges us into another endless war, or one that trades one corrupt dictator for another.
“To distract from skyrocketing costs Americans face and the historic cover-up of the Epstein files, Donald Trump is attempting to throw Americans into more international chaos and uncertainty,” he wrote on X.
This comes as Trump on Saturday announced that the US military invaded Venezuela and captured its leader, Maduro, and his wife.
China, Iran, and Russia have all condemned US action in Venezuela.
