Trump Announces Venezuela Airstrikes and Maduro Rendition, Commentary Demands War Powers Check

Overview

• The column reports that Trump said the United States carried out airstrikes in Venezuela and brought Nicolás Maduro and his wife to the United States.
• It argues the president lacks authority to take the country to war without congressional approval.
• The author characterizes the operation as a violation of international law tied to longstanding ambitions to control Venezuela’s oil.
• The piece warns the campaign will make the world less safe by normalizing cross‑border attacks to seize resources.
• It urges Congress to pass a War Powers resolution to end the operation and reassert constitutional oversight.