Schumer accuses Trump of pushing US toward ‘foreign war’ with Venezuela

By Fox News · Fox News

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer , D-N.Y., issued a sharp warning Saturday about President Donald Trump’s posture toward Venezuela, accusing him of edging the U.S. "closer and closer to another costly foreign war" without congressional approval. In a blistering statement, Schumer criticized Trump’s recent escalation towards Venezuela and argued that the president had upended the Constitution. "President Trump’s reckless actions towards Venezuela are pushing America closer and closer to another costly foreign war," Schumer stated. "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." The minority leader cautioned the president to avoid entering into another overseas conflict, writing that "Americans are tired of endless foreign wars that cost the lives of countless American service members and drain precious resources." SENATE REPUBLICANS BLOCK BIPARTISAN EFFORT TO HALT MILITARY ACTION, DRUG BOAT STRIKES IN THE CARIBBEAN "This is not an America First policy," he added. Schumer called for bipartisan pushback , urging his colleagues in Congress to "come together to return the power to declare war back to the people." The New York Democrat's comments came after Trump wrote on Truth Social that Venezuela’s airspace should be considered "closed in its entirety." SENATORS LOOK TO BLOCK TRUMP FROM ENGAGING IN ‘HOSTILITIES’ IN VENEZUELA "To all Airlines, Pilots, Drug Dealers, and Human Traffickers, please consider THE AIRSPACE ABOVE AND SURROUNDING VENEZUELA TO BE CLOSED IN ITS ENTIRETY," he wrote. That post came a week after the Federal Aviation Administration warned airlines of a "worsening security situation" in the area. While speaking to U.S. service members on Thanksgiving, Trump said the U.S. will "very soon" begin stopping suspected Venezuelan drug traffickers "by land." DEM PRESSURE BUILDS FOR ANSWERS ON TRUMP’S CARIBBEAN STRIKES, COMMANDER'S SUDDEN…