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Vermont delegation blasts Trump military action against Venezuela

Welch condemned the action and called for Congress to return to debate and vote on it.

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This article1 analysis · Oct 12, 2026
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Vermont’s two senators and its House member condemned President Trump’s military action against Venezuela, calling it illegal and unconstitutional. They urged Congress to assert its authority over war, with Sanders calling for a War Powers resolution.

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Peter Welch
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Vermont senator criticizing the military action and urging Congress to debate and vote

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Becca Balint
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Vermont representative criticizing the military action and urging Congress to defend its authority

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Bernie Sanders
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Vermont senator criticizing the military action and calling for Congress to end it

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Donald Trump
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President whose military action against Venezuela is criticized by the Vermont delegation

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ALSO MENTIONED  Juan Orlando Hernández, Former president of Honduras mentioned in Welch’s comparison of Trump’s treatment of drug charges and pardons; Nicolás Maduro, Venezuelan president whom the military action reportedly sought to capture; Putin, Russian leader mentioned in Sanders’s comparison to Russia’s attack on Ukraine

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