US senators slam strikes in Venezuela as illegal
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- US Senator calls Trump’s strikes in Venezuela illegal and unconstitutional.
- Bipartisan criticism grows over absence of Congressional authorization.
Shortly after the United States carried out military strikes in Venezuela and announced the capture of President Nicolás Maduro, US lawmakers expressed sharp criticism of the operation.
Democratic Senator Ruben Gallego of Arizona, a former US Marine who served in Iraq, described the action as “illegal” and called it the “second unjustified war of my life”, according to CBS News.
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Republican criticism
Senator Mike Lee of Utah, a Republican, also questioned the legality of the operation, writing on X (formerly Twitter) that he “looks forward to seeing if there is anything that constitutionally justifies this action in the absence of a declaration of war or congressional authorization”.
