Washington –
U.S. Senate Republicans blocked a resolution on Thursday that would have prevented U.S. President Donald Trump from attacking Venezuela without congressional authorization, a day after administration officials told lawmakers that Washington is not currently planning strikes on Venezuelan territory.
The Senate voted 51 to 49, largely along party lines, against a measure that would have brought the war powers resolution up for a vote.
Only two of Trump’s fellow Republicans joined Democrats in backing the measure, in a show of the party’s support for Trump’s military buildup in the southern Caribbean after two months of deadly strikes against boats off Venezuela.
Resolution that would have kept Trump from striking Venezuela blocked
