In the night from Wednesday to Thursday, the US Senate voted by a narrow majority against a resolution that should have limited President Donald Trump in further military actions against Venezuela. Several Republican senators backed out at the last minute under great pressure from the White House.
The resolution was intended to stipulate that Trump may not take any new military steps in Venezuela without prior approval from Congress. This is already constitutionally established, but is regularly stretched by presidents. Last week, five Republicans voted in favor of considering the resolution. After a fierce public attack by Trump and a lobbying offensive by his government, three remained on Wednesday.
Vice President JD Vance had to come to the Capitol to deliver the deciding vote: 51 to 50, which put aside further consideration of the proposal. Trump said this week that American involvement in the South American country will last for years and posted a meme in which he portrays himself as ‘acting president of Venezuela’.
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