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The anger of Democrats against the president that of Donald Trump The weekend operation in Venezuela is now turning into demands for impeachment from some members of the party’s left wing.
Several progressives called for charges against Trump after the administration led strikes in Caracas and captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife.
“Many Americans have woken up with a sick sense of déjà vu. Under the guise of freedom, a warmongering administration has lied to justify an invasion and is dragging us into an illegal, endless war so they can extract resources and increase their wealth,” Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Ill., a member of the House “Squad,” posted on X over the weekend.
“We must pass Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s War Powers Resolution, which affirms Congressional authorities, and Trump must be impeached. »
GREENE STRIKES TRUMP ON VENEZUELA STRIKES, ARGUES ACTION ‘DOES NOT SERVE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE’
Progressives like Rep. Dan Goldman are accusing President Donald Trump of impeachable offenses after the U.S. operation in Venezuela. (Nicole Combeau/Bloomberg via Getty Images; Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Ramirez was referring to a resolution led by Rep. Ilhan Omar, Democrat of Minnesota, aimed at stopping Trump from taking military action against Venezuela.
Meanwhile, Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., who faces a major challenge from his left, criticized Trump for bypassing Congress to launch what he called a “war” with Venezuela, and he argued that the administration had failed to give lawmakers “any satisfactory explanation.”
“This violation of the Constitution of the United States constitutes an impeachable offense,” Goldman said in a statement. “I urge my Republican colleagues in the House of Representatives to finally join Democrats in reaffirming the authority of Congress in holding this President accountable for this egregious violation of the Constitution.”
Representative Delia Ramirez attends a press conference at the United States Capitol in Washington, December 5, 2024. (Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Rep. April McClain Delaney, Democrat of Maryland, did not mention Trump by name, but she posted on X: “Let me be clear, invading and ruling another country without a congressional declaration of war is an impeachable offense.” Whether it makes sense to pursue impeachment as the best strategy to end this anarchy is a tactical judgment that our caucus must seriously deliberate over.
And the Golden State gubernatorial hopeful. Eric Swalwell, The California Democrat did not rule out supporting Trump’s impeachment when asked at a press conference in California, according to a local media outlet. Pleasanton Weekly.
Progressive Party candidates also spoke, including Kat Abughazaleh, who is running for an open seat in Illinois.
“I demand that Congress exercise its power, end this conflict and remove this war criminal president,” Abughazaleh posted on the Bluesky app.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the White House for a response.
HOUSE GOP CRITICISM BREAKS WITH TRUMP’S VENEZUELA OPERATION THAT CAPTURED MADURO
Nicolás Maduro is led handcuffed into the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) office in New York after his transfer to the United States, Saturday January 3, 2026. (Obtained by Fox News)
Republicans and Democrats have, for the most part, been sharply divided in their responses to the Venezuela operation.
Democrats accused Trump of breaking U.S. laws by launching an illegal invasion of a sovereign country.
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Republicans, meanwhile, have defended it as a successful move to remove a longtime dictator and hostile actor in the United States and the region as a whole.
Top Republican lawmakers have also argued there is no need to notify Congress ahead of what they call a police action rather than a military operation.
