Ben Sasse to Trump: No Nebraska blood will be spilled over Venezuela

Source: Washington Examiner | August 11, 2017 | Josh Siegel

Sen. Ben Sasse took a shot at President Trump on Friday night for threatening to take military action on Venezuela.

“No. Congress obviously isn’t authorizing war in Venezuela,” Sasse, R-Neb., said in a statement. “Nicolas Maduro is a horrible human being, but Congress doesn’t vote to spill Nebraskans’ blood based on who the executive lashes out at today.”

Sasse, a member of the Armed Services Committee, has become one of Trump’s most consistent critics.

Earlier Friday, Trump said he is not ruling out military action against President Nicolas Maduro’s socialist government in Venezuela for its recent moves to weaken the country’s democratic institutions.

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