Yesterday, the Trump administration illegally invaded Venezuela and extracted the president of the country, Nicola Maduro, without consulting Congress, a clear violation of the War Powers Act.

This preemptive strike is no different than Putin’s unlawful invasion of Ukraine; we have lost the moral high ground. It has so far proven to be very difficult to convince Putin to withdraw from Ukraine and treat for peace to end this nearly four year war. The U.S. now certainly has no moral persuasion to try to convince Russia to do so. What will we do when Xi launches an attack on Taiwan?

ThIs administration is filled with sycophants, and the spectacle of watching Rubio and Hegseth praise the “dear leader” for his courage and vision in attacking Venezuela was nauseating, to say the least. The Supreme Court has given Trump a “get out of jail free card” but his henchmen will not enjoy such treatment.

We continue to treat our allies and friends worse than our enemies. At a press conference following the invasion and extraction, Trump warned Colombia’s president Gustavo Petro that he has to “watch his ass.” He continue by saying “Cuba is going to be something we’ll end up talking about,” and he further warned that “something will have to be done about Mexico.” “American dominance in the Western Hemisphere will never be questioned again.”

While Trump has the time and energy to launch a self-aggrandizing war, he continues to ignore affordability and inflation, the release of the Epstein files, and rising health care costs. I fear the Republican dominated Congress will do nothing to rebuke Trump, but we can only hope that the American people will. Meanwhile, our world is becoming dangerous every day.