A handful of Democratic lawmakers are calling for President Donald Trump to be impeached following the surprise weekend attack on Venezuela that resulted in the arrest of the country’s president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife.
“Trump and his administration have lied, consolidated power, and committed war crimes to seize Venezuelan oil and pursue regime change for their imperialist agenda in the Western Hemisphere. They are putting Americans’ safety in danger while destabilizing the region to enrich themselves,” Rep. Delia Ramirez posted to X on Saturday. “Trump must be impeached.”
The calls for impeachment come in the wake of Trump’s overnight attack on Venezuela’s capital, Caracas, over the weekend, that left at least 40 people dead. Maduro and his wife are expected to appear in a New York federal court early this week on four counts of narco-terrorism, corruption and illegal possession of automatic firearms.