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Lindsey Graham Tells Trump to "Finish Off" Venezuelan Leader Maduro, "Crime of Aggression" Critics Say

Trump announced a blockade of sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela and threatened to take Venezuelan assets.

Lindsey Graham Tells Trump to "Finish Off" Venezuelan Leader Maduro, "Crime of Aggression" Critics Say
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This article1 analysis · Oct 12, 2026
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Trump announced a blockade of sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, drawing legal objections from scholar Ryan Goodman and House candidate Phil Ehr. Sen. Lindsey Graham backed Trump and urged him to “Finish him off,” while Ehr said Congress must authorize hostilities.

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President who designated Maduro’s government a foreign terrorist organization and ordered a blockade of sanctioned oil tankers

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Phil Ehr
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House candidate who argued Congress must authorize hostilities against Venezuela

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Lindsey Graham
Former U.S. Senator (R-SC)

Senator who voiced support for Trump’s action against Venezuela

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Florida representative whom Ehr addressed in a social-media reply

ALSO MENTIONED  Nicolás Maduro, President of Venezuela and target of Trump’s announced action and Graham’s remarks

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Trump’s Venezuela Actions Draw Congressional Reactions

Trump’s moves toward Venezuela drew responses from members of Congress, including support for his actions and calls for congressional involvement in any hostilities. Center outlets frame the story as a debate over Trump’s actions and Congress’s authority, pairing defenses of the blockade with legal objections and calls for a vote; their emphasis ranges from the blockade to oil rights.

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