House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Monday hammered President Trump for the recent U.S. attack on Venezuela, saying the Pentagon’s weekend raid was an “unprecedented” exercise lacking both a legal authorization and a practical justification. Speaking to reporters in the Capitol, Jeffries said the Jan. 2 incursion, which led to the capture of former…
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President Trump’s toppling of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro has left a cloud of uncertainty across the region as the president issued threats against other Latin American leaders and pledged the U.S. will be “in charge” of Venezuela. After an early Saturday morning raid that led to the capture of Maduro, Trump over the weekend levied…
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Democrats ripped into President Trump for taking out Venezuelan dictator and accused narco-terrorist Nicolas Maduro, but many of them have long called for removing the South American dictator and bashed Mr. Trump during his first term for failing to "get rid" of him.
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A handful of lawmakers on Monday evening will receive a classified briefing on the Trump administration’s sweeping operation in Venezuela over the weekend. Earlier, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro pleaded not guilty, after the Trump administration indicted and captured the South American leader Saturday. He repeatedly asserted that he is still the leader of the country…
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Most Americans say they worry the U.S. will become too involved in Venezuela, according to a survey conducted just after the operation that ousted President Nicolás Maduro from power. In the two-day Reuters/Ipsos survey that concluded Monday, 72 percent of Americans said they are concerned the U.S. might get too involved in Venezuela, while 25…
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