TELL CONGRESS: Trump has bombed six boats coming from Venezuela, taken two people
prisoner, and, now, is escalating threats to start ground strikes. A
bipartisan group of Senators is forcing a vote as early as next week to
stop a full-blown war. Sign the petition: Urge Senators to prevent a ground war with Venezuela.
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Last week, Trump launched airstrikes against a SIXTH boat from Venezuela
that the White House claimed carried so-called “narco-terrorists.” And for
the first time amidst these strikes, the Trump administration took two
prisoners from the boat.^1
Now, Trump is escalating threats to start a ground war, saying, “We are
certainly looking at land now, because we’ve got the sea very well under
control.”^2 He’s even authorized the CIA to carry out lethal operations in
Venezuela.^3
Senators Adam Schiff, Tim Kaine, and Rand Paul are leading the charge to
force a vote to block Trump from starting a full-blown ground war with
Venezuela.^4 The last vote to check Trump’s war powers came just three
votes shy of passing.^5 This critical vote could happen next week and we
need more lawmakers in Congress behind it.
[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: Vote YES on urgent War Powers Resolution to prevent
Trump from going to war with Venezuela!
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The Washington Post spoke with over 20 current and former U.S. officials
and experts that refute Trump’s claims that the boats he’s targeting for
extrajudicial killings even carry drugs bound for the U.S. — countering
the White House’s entire justification for these illegal strikes.^6
The UN has made very clear that Trump’s boat bombings are not legal,
saying, “International law does not allow governments to simply murder
alleged drug traffickers.”^7
Trump’s unauthorized strikes and the prospect of another prolonged,
destabilizing war are fueling some Republican support behind this War
Powers Resolution. But we need more members of Congress to stop Trump NOW!
[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: Urge your lawmakers in Congress to vote to prevent
Trump from going to war with Venezuela. Thanks for taking action,
Joey and the team at Demand Progress
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Sources:
1. Common Dreams, "US Military Holding Survivors of Latest Trump
Extrajudicial Boat Bombing: Reports,” [ [link removed] ]October 17, 2025.
2. The New York Times, "Senators Move to Force Vote to Bar Ground Strikes
in Venezuela,” [ [link removed] ]October 17, 2025.
3. MSNBC, "Trump accelerates tensions with Venezuela — and risks a
longer, messier crisis,” [ [link removed] ]October 20, 2025.
4. The New York Times, "Senators Move to Force Vote to Bar Ground Strikes
in Venezuela,” [ [link removed] ]October 17, 2025.
5. Sen. Tim Kaine, "Senators will force a vote to prevent war on
Venezuela without approval from Congress,” [ [link removed] ]October 17, 2025.
6. The Washington Post, "Officials, locals undercut Trump claims about
Venezuela drug boats,” [ [link removed] ]October 20, 2025.
7. The Guardian, "US struck another alleged drug boat off Venezuela
coast, Trump says,” [ [link removed] ]October 5, 2025.
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