Jack Reed: “It is embarrassing, sir. You have an 18-year-old kid who just wants to do well, who is embarrassed by it.”

President Trump’s effort to turn the U.S. military into an investor in Venezuelan oil is a blatant abuse of power and taxpayer dollars.

Six months later, not a single objective has been achieved. Indeed, he has weakened our position in the Middle East and the world significantly.

When President Trump cuts military exercises to flatter a dictator or punishes South Korea for declining to join a war he started, all of our allies – and adversaries – think that America’s commitments are negotiable.

President Trump has been explicit about his desire to extract Venezuela's oil," Reed said in a statement.