"US Rep. Ro Khanna on Friday demanded urgent congressional action to avert "another endless, regime-change war" amid reports that President Donald Trump is weighing military strikes inside Venezuela. Such strikes, warned Khanna (D-Calif.), would be "blatantly unconstitutional." "The United States Congress must speak up and stop this," Khanna said in a video posted to social media. "No president, according to the Constitution, has the authority to strike another country without Congress' approval. And the American people have voted against regime change and endless wars.""
"The Herald reported early Friday that the administration "has made the decision to attack military installations inside Venezuela and the strikes could come at any moment." The Journal, in a story published Thursday, was more reserved, reporting that the administration "has identified targets in Venezuela that include military facilities used to smuggle drugs," but adding that "the president hasn't made a final decision on ordering land strikes.""
The Trump administration identified potential military targets inside Venezuela and considered airstrikes, including military facilities reportedly used to smuggle drugs. One report indicated a decision to attack military installations could occur at any moment, while another said targets had been identified but no final decision on land strikes had been made. Representative Ro Khanna demanded urgent congressional action, calling such strikes "blatantly unconstitutional" and asserting that no president has authority to strike another country without Congress' approval. Khanna also stated that the American people have voted against regime change and endless wars.
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