Senate to vote on war powers resolution as Trump pressures GOP to reject it
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Senate Defeats Venezuela War Powers Resolution 51-50
Is Trump's Venezuela deployment reckless military adventurism, or a necessary defense of presidential authority that should be retained?
Above: Vice President JD Vance after a U.S. Senate vote on Jan. 14. Image credit: Heather Diehl/Getty Images
The Spin
Anti-Trump narrative
With this vote, the Senate has dropped the ball. Trump's reckless military adventurism in Venezuela threatens another forever war while Americans struggle at home. With 16,000 service members deployed and Trump admitting operations will last longer, Congress must reassert its constitutional authority over war powers before this Caribbean powder keg explodes into a larger conflict.
Pro-Trump narrative
This is a victory for the Trump administration's unending effort to protect the United States and Vance is once again a hero. By blocking this resolution, Trump's authority won't be questioned at such a critical moment in geopolitical history. Republicans finally found their spine to govern effectively and prevented Democrats from hamstringing the commander in chief's ability to defend America.
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