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By Dan Gooding and Jason LemonShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberSenate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, warned on Monday that he will "immediately" file a bipartisan war powers resolution to block the use of U.S. troops in Venezuela if President Donald Trump orders strikes targeting the South American nation, according to Punchbowl News reporter Andrew Desiderio.
Trump said Saturday on Truth Social that airlines and pilots should consider Venezuela's airspace "CLOSED IN ITS ENTIRETY," raising alarm from critics that he could be planning strikes directly targeting the country. The warning from the president came after his administration has targeted a series of boats off Venezuela's coast that were allegedly carrying drugs.
Last week, Schumer issued a similar warning about Trump's actions toward Venezuela. He wrote in an X post: "President Trump’s reckless actions towards Venezuela are pushing America closer and closer to another costly foreign war. Under our Constitution, Congress has the sole power to declare war — not the President — and Congress has not authorized the use of military force against Venezuela."
This is a developing story and will be updated with additional information.
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