The Left has made wild claims before. But this could top them all.
And a Democrat senator warms of a military invasion by the Trump admin.
During an exchange on CNN’s “News Central” on Thursday, Illinois Democrat Senator Dick Durbin launched a sharp attack on the Trump administration’s handling of the Venezuela crisis.
Durbin didn’t hold back, claiming that President Donald Trump is gearing up for a full-scale invasion of the troubled South American nation. This comes amid escalating tensions with the Maduro regime
Host Kate Bolduan kicked off the discussion by highlighting fresh video footage released by the Attorney General. It showed the U.S. Coast Guard intercepting and seizing a Venezuelan oil tanker suspected of hauling sanctioned oil.
Durbin, leveraging his spot on the Judiciary Committee, has been vocal about doubting the legality of previous U.S. military actions, like the boat strikes near Venezuela’s coast.
Bolduan pressed him on whether he views this latest tanker seizure in the same skeptical light, pointing out the administration’s aggressive tactics to enforce sanctions.
Without missing a beat, Durbin fired back. “Well, of course I do. And I just want to tell you that the Constitution makes it clear that any president, before he engages in an act of war, has to have the authorization of the American people through Congress.”
“The Republicans in the Senate have rejected that premise, but I think it’s sound constitutional law.”
His words paint a picture of a Democrat elite more concerned with procedural roadblocks than with confronting tyrants abroad
Durbin didn’t stop there. He escalated his rhetoric, insisting that Trump is on the verge of launching an all-out military assault.
“This president is preparing for an invasion of Venezuela simply said and if the American people are in favor of that, I’d be surprised. They want to know more before we get into a real fighting war.”
This claim reeks of partisan fearmongering. Durbin’s invasion talk seems designed to stir up anti-Trump hysteria among the liberal base, ignoring the real suffering caused by Maduro’s failed socialist experiment.
Critics on the right see this as typical Democrat obstructionism. While Trump pushes for tough measures to isolate rogue regimes, figures like Durbin cling to outdated notions of endless congressional debates.
Moreover, this episode highlights the hypocrisy in Democrat foreign policy. When it was Obama cozying up to Cuba or Biden fumbling Afghanistan, where were the cries for congressional oversight?
Now, with Trump taking a firm stance against a hemispheric threat, suddenly the Constitution is their shield.
The Venezuela crisis demands strong leadership, not hand-wringing from career politicians. Maduro’s regime has turned a once-prosperous nation into a humanitarian disaster, with hyperinflation and food shortages.
Trump’s sanctions and seizures are aimed at forcing change without dragging America into another quagmire.
Trump’s Venezuela policy has been about empowering the people against tyrants, and Durbin’s doubts only fuel the fire for those fighting to keep America strong.
