In Blocking War Powers Resolution, GOP Senators Fail Yet Again to Stand Up to Authoritarianism
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This evening, the Senate GOP voted down a war powers resolution to block President Trump from using military force in Venezuela. The vote came after two Republican senators withdrew initial support for the proposal.
Robert Weissman, co-president of Public Citizen, issued the following statement:
“Donald Trump and Senate Republican leadership can bully their way out of a war powers resolution but that doesn’t change the basic facts: Trump’s bombing of Venezuela and abduction of its leader was wrong, unconstitutional and a screaming violation of international law.
“Trump has dropped all pretense that this is anything other than a military action for oil and empire. Neither has any support among the American people, whose opposition to intervening in Venezuela will only grow — especially as US oil companies demand taxpayer subsidies and guarantees as a condition of investing in Venezuela.
“The so-called America First president has become the America Bombs First president, making the world a far more dangerous place.
“Shame on Republicans for failing to stand up, yet again, to what they know are authoritarian and unconstitutional actions.”