Congress has not declared war on Venezuela, or Tren de Aragua, and the mere designation of a group as a terrorist organization does not give any President carte blanche to ignore Congress’s clear Constitutional authority on matters of war and peace.
Omar's statement on the legality of the U.S. military action against Tren de Aragua.
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For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation.
Now, those attacks have escalated to a pointless federal raid. The Congresswoman has done nothing wrong.
The Congresswoman has done nothing wrong. No president should be able to use the power of the federal government to intimidate his political enemies.
This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation. I will not be silenced.
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