Some lawmakers criticize Trump's attack in Venezuela, fearing a costly new war

Democrats and even some Republicans criticized President Donald Trump's strike in Venezuela to capture leader Nicolás Maduro.

WASHINGTON — While Republican leaders and allies of President Donald Trump praised his strike in Venezuela to capture leader Nicolás Maduro, Democrats and even some Republicans from various ideological corners of the party are pushing back.

In the immediate aftermath of the attack, Trump is facing questions from Capitol Hill about the legality and the wisdom of the attack, with critics fearing it could drag the U.S. into another costly war with no end in sight.

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., a MAGA firebrand who has recently accused Trump of betraying the movement, questioned Trump’s justification for the strike, saying on X that if it is truly about going after drug traffickers, “then why hasn’t the Trump admin taken action against Mexican cartels?”

Instead, she accused Trump of seeking regime change in “a clear move for control over Venezuelan oil supplies.”