House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats have condemned President Donald Trump and his administration’s push for regime change in Venezuela after the president unilaterally declared the U.S. is engaged in “armed conflict” with the country last week.
“Trump and [Secretary of State and National Security Adviser Marco] Rubio are pushing for regime change in Venezuela,” the account for the Democratic committee members posted on social media on Tuesday.
“The American people don’t want another war — and Congress can’t let any president start one illegally or unilaterally. That’s not how the Constitution works,” the group added.
Rubio has been leading the effort for regime change, the New York Times reported late last month.
The push for regime change would involve a “broad campaign th