Chuck Schumer: “now on Venezuela, Donald Trump has turned the Caribbean into a dangerous tinder box. Today, we have more troops off the…”

“now on Venezuela, Donald Trump has turned the Caribbean into a dangerous tinder box. Today, we have more troops off the coast of South America than we have had in decades. U.S. forces have struck at least 20 alleged drug boats with zero independent evidence, no transparency, and no concrete legal justification. On Saturday, Donald Trump proclaimed that the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela to be closed in its entirety. What does this mean? We have no clue because Donald Trump said a few hours later not to 'read anything into it.' The erraticness of his foreign policy is dangerous in itself--saying one thing one day and one thing the next. So Americans are right to wonder, what on Earth is Donald Trump planning in Venezuela? Is Donald Trump nudging America into another war? Is he seeking regime change for Maduro? Will he put U.S. troops in harm's way? Nobody knows. All we have is a bunch of contradictory statements from Trump. Donald Trump seems to be planning a war totally in secret--without congressional authorization, without any transparency, without any explanation for what his goals even are. And all it takes--all it takes--is one mistake, one miscalculation, one lapse in judgment from either side, and suddenly our troops could find themselves in armed conflict with Venezuela. Lives could be lost. American security could suffer. So I want to be very, very clear.…”