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Trump is escalating his threats of war with Venezuela.

He vowed to launch ground strikes against Venezuela and said he'd likely bypass Congressional authorization.¹ The Trump administration authorized the CIA to carry out lethal operations within Venezuela and deployed a strike group to the Caribbean that includes the world's largest warship.²

There's a bipartisan push to stop Trump from dragging us into another devastating, intractable war. Senators Rand Paul and Adam Schiff said that Trump's bombings of six Venezuelan boats were extrajudicial and lawless killings.^3,4 A vote is now imminent on a war powers resolution that would stop Trump from starting a full-blown war with Venezuela.

Sign the petition: Block Trump from starting a ground war with Venezuela!

After Trump declared that he wasn't likely to seek Congressional approval for war, he spoke of the so-called narco-terrorists he claims to be targeting, saying, “We are going to kill them, you know? They are going to be like, dead.”⁵

A Venezuelan official close to President Nicolas Maduro said that there's “no doubt” that Trump is trying to overthrow their government and turn the country into a U.S. colony.⁶ Current and former government officials in Latin America are warning that a U.S. war with Venezuela would destabilize the entire region.⁷

When asked if he agrees with Trump's claim that the strikes on Venezuelan boats were consistent with international law, Senator Ruben Gallego said, “No, it's murder.”⁸ Our lawmakers in Congress cannot allow Trump's law-breaking violence and warmaking to continue.

Sign the petition: Vote YES on the urgent War Powers Resolution to prevent Trump from going to war with Venezuela!

Sources:

1. The New York Times, "Trump Says He Will Not Seek Authorization for Cartel Strikes,” October 23, 2025.
2. Common Dreams, "Trump’s Escalation Against Venezuela Continues as Hegseth Deploys Aircraft Carrier Strike Group to Latin American Waters,” October 24, 2025.
3. The Guardian, "Republican senator calls Trump’s military airstrikes ‘extrajudicial killings’,” October 27, 2025.
4. Rep. Schiff on X, "Donald Trump just blew up another boat in the middle of the ocean with no legal justification.” September 15, 2025.
5. The New York Times, "Trump Says He Will Not Seek Authorization for Cartel Strikes,” October 23, 2025.
6. BBC, "'No doubt' Trump wants to topple our government, Venezuelan official tells BBC,” October 26, 2025.
7. Common Dreams, "Former Caribbean Leaders Denounce Trump’s Military Escalation in the Region,” October 24, 2025.
8. The Hill, "Senators in both parties raise questions about boat strikes,” October 26, 2025.