Wisconsin lawmakers are splitting along party lines over the US capture of Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro.
President Trump says Maduro was captured during a “large scale strike” and flown out of the country. Democratic Senator Tammy Baldwin called Trump’s action “unauthorized” and argued the president doesn’t have “unilateral authority to invade foreign countries, oust their governments, and seize their resources.” Republican Congressman Tom Tiffany commended Trump’s decision, and described Maduro as the leader of a cartel “responsible for the deaths of countless Americans.”
Groups of Wisconsinites are protesting against US action in Venezuela.
Protests were held in Milwaukee and Madison over the weekend in opposition to the attack that saw US forces capture President Nicolas Maduro and his wife. Protestors at both demonstrations expressed not wanting the US to end up in a war with the South American country.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Maduro and his wife were brought back to the US to face criminal charges.
