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Democrat Debbie Wasserman Schultz praises Maduro capture as 'welcome news' as progressives erupt

Wasserman Schultz welcomed Maduro’s capture but said the administration should have informed Congress and that lawmakers should hold hearings.

Democrat Debbie Wasserman Schultz praises Maduro capture as 'welcome news' as progressives erupt
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Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz called Nicolás Maduro’s capture “welcome news” but said Congress should have been informed. The article contrasts her response with other Democrats who condemned the operation or demanded answers about it.

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Representative who praised Maduro’s capture while criticizing the administration’s failure to involve Congress

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Attorney General who said Maduro and his wife had been indicted

Representative who condemned the operation

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who announced the strikes and capture of Maduro

Representative who accused Trump of starting a war without congressional approval

Eric Swalwell
Former U.S. Representative (D-CA)

Representative who criticized the Venezuela operation

House Minority Leader who raised questions about the operation and its next steps

Chuck Schumer
D · NY · SEN

Senate Majority Leader who criticized Trump’s plans and the operation

Rashida Tlaib
D · MI-12

Representative who condemned the strikes and Maduro’s capture

Representative who criticized the operation and called for Congress to be informed

Ruben Gallego
D · AZ · SEN

Senator who opposed U.S. military action against Venezuela

ALSO MENTIONED  Edmundo González, Venezuelan political figure whom Wasserman Schultz said should take office; Nicolás Maduro, Venezuelan ruler captured in the U.S. operation

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Debbie Wasserman Schultz Responds to U.S. Capture of Nicolás Maduro

Outlets agree that the U.S. captured Nicolás Maduro and that Debbie Wasserman Schultz welcomed the capture. Center outlets pair her welcome with questions about the operation’s lasting effects and Venezuela’s political transition. Right-leaning outlets foreground her praise as unusual among Democrats and contrast it with other Democrats’ criticism.

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