Pelosi heir-apparent calls Trump’s Venezuela move a ‘lawless coup,’ urges impeachment, slams Netanyahu

By Fox News · Fox News

A San Francisco Democrat demanded the impeachment of President Donald Trump , accusing him of carrying out a "coup" against Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro. California state Sen. Scott Wiener, seen as the likely congressional successor to Rep. Nancy Pelosi, also took a swipe at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu . Wiener has frequently drawn national attention for his progressive positions, including his legislation signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom designating California as a "refuge" for transgender children and remarks at a San Francisco Pride Month event referring to California children as "our kids." In a lengthy public statement following the Trump administration’s arrest and extradition of Maduro to New York, Wiener said the move shows the president only cares about "enriching his public donors" and "cares nothing for the human or economic cost of conquering another country." KAMALA HARRIS BLASTS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S CAPTURE OF VENEZUELA’S MADURO AS ‘UNLAWFUL AND UNWISE’ "This lawless coup is an invitation for China to invade Taiwan, for Russia to escalate its conquest in Ukraine, and for Netanyahu to expand the destruction of Gaza and annex the West Bank," said Wiener, who originally hails from South Jersey. He suggested that the Maduro operation was meant to distract from purportedly slumping poll numbers, the release of Jeffrey Epstein -related documents, and to essentially seize another country’s oil reserves. "Trump is a total failure," Wiener said. "By engaging in this reckless act , Trump is also making the entire world less safe ... Trump is making clear yet again that, under this regime, there are no rules, there are no laws, there are no norms – there is only whatever Trump thinks is best for himself and his cronies at a given moment in time." GREENE HITS TRUMP OVER VENEZUELA STRIKES, ARGUES ACTION 'DOESN'T SERVE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE' In response, the White House said the administration's actions against Maduro were "lawfully executed" and in…