Democrats slam Venezuelan strikes, Maduro capture

(The Center Square) – Democratic lawmakers criticized President Donald Trump’s announcement of land strikes against Venezuela and leader Nicolas Maduro’s capture.

In a post to social media, Trump announced the U.S. carried out a “large scale strike” against Venezuela, capturing Maduro and his wife.

The two are in U.S. custody and charged with “narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation conspiracy, possession of machine guns and destructive devices, and conspiracy to possess machine guns and destructive devices against the U.S.,” according to Attorney General Pam Bondi.

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., criticized the Trump administration’s strikes, saying “it’s not about the drugs.” She said the actions are designed to provoke a regime change and get oil from Venezuela.

“It’s about oil and regime change,” Ocasio-Cortez said. “And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from Epstein [and...