Schumer leading movement to block Trump’s war powers

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is back to grabbing headlines at Trump’s expense again. Schumer mocked Trump in 2020 for not removing Maduro from power, then he went off after Trump arrested him over the weekend

Now, Schumer is drumming up support to block Trump from making any further moves against Venezuela.

You Didn’t Remove Him

Schumer ripped Trump after his 2020 State of the Union Address, specifically on failing to remove Maduro from power in Venezuela.

At the time, he stated, "Maybe his best metaphor was his claim to bring democracy to Venezuela. There’s a big policy there. It flopped.”

He continued, "The president brags about his Venezuela policy? Give us a break. He hasn’t brought an end to the Maduro regime.”

Schumer then stated, “The Maduro regime is more powerful today and more entrenched today than it was when the president began his anti-Maduro. Same thing with North Korea, same thing with China, same thing with Russia. Same thing with Syria."

Flipping the Script

Now that Trump has removed Maduro from power, Schumer is singing a different tune.

He stated, “Maduro is a horrible, horrible person, but you don’t treat lawlessness with other lawlessness, and that’s what’s happened here.”

The lawmaker added, “They did not just do ships off the water. They went inside Venezuela, bombed civilian as well as military places, and it’s a violation of the law to do what they did without getting the authorization of Congress.”

This is all posturing for Schumer, trying to show everyone that he will stand up to the bad orange man, and it just got worse.

Bringing It to the Floor

Schumer is now drumming up support in Congress to block Trump from making any further moves against Venezuela.

He stated, “That’s a privilege resolution, which means the Republicans can’t block it. [Sen.] Tim Kaine (D-VA) and I and [Sen.] Rand Paul (R-KY) are sponsors of it.

“It’s going to come to the floor this week, and if it is voted for, if it’s voted positively in both Houses, then the president can’t do another thing in Venezuela without the OK of Congress. We have to pass it.”

That would then have to pass the House, which it might, as there is enough resistance to this among Republicans that it would likely get a simple majority, but there is no way Trump would ever sign it, and they definitely do not have enough support to override a veto (which is how this was passed in the first place when Nixon vetoed the original legislation). This is a political stunt, nothing more.