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(93,401 posts) Sat Jan 3, 2026, 09:23 PM Jan 3

Kamala Harris: We've seen this movie before. Wars for regime change or oil that are sold as strength but turn into chaos [View all]

Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris
Donald Trump’s actions in Venezuela do not make America safer, stronger, or more affordable.

That Maduro is a brutal, illegitimate dictator does not change the fact that this action was both unlawful and unwise. We’ve seen this movie before. Wars for regime change or oil that are sold as strength but turn into chaos, and American families pay the price.

The American people do not want this, and they are tired of being lied to. This is not about drugs or democracy. It is about oil and Donald Trump’s desire to play the regional strongman. If he cared about either, he wouldn’t pardon a convicted drug trafficker or sideline Venezuela’s legitimate opposition while pursuing deals with Maduro’s cronies.

The President is putting troops at risk, spending billions, destabilizing a region, and offering no legal authority, no exit plan, and no benefit at home.

America needs leadership whose priorities are lowering costs for working families, enforcing the rule of law, strengthening alliances, and — most importantly — putting the American people first.

8:05 PM · Jan 3, 2026

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Kamala Harris: We've seen this movie before. Wars for regime change or oil that are sold as strength but turn into chaos [View all] bigtree Jan 3 OP

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And gone. n/t Hellbound Hellhound Jan 3 #2

I actually saw the troll post and alerted mvd Jan 3 #6

I did the same. Hellbound Hellhound Jan 3 #7

Haha. Excellent use of your Saturday. ok_cpu Jan 3 #4

They get $200 Trump Bucks for weekend posting. OAITW r.2.0 Jan 3 #18

I'm having flashbacks to 2003 and "Operation Iraqi Freedom," and they aren't good ones. Vogon_Glory Jan 3 #3

It was originally called MustLoveBeagles Jan 3 #9

O.I.L. OAITW r.2.0 Jan 3 #20

Bingo MustLoveBeagles Jan 3 #22

That's the right stance mvd Jan 3 #5

This is a good posture for Democrats. Recognize that Maduro is a brutal and illegitimate dictator but emphasize tritsofme Jan 3 #8

Just what I was thinking... and State What Cha Jan 3 #14

K&R betsuni Jan 3 #10

Well said, Madam VP mcar Jan 3 #11

KNR niyad Jan 3 #12

K&R spanone Jan 3 #13

Could get ugly moondust Jan 3 #15

My President....and she seems like she is stepping up. OAITW r.2.0 Jan 3 #16

Really powerful statement, Let's see how the media digests this? OAITW r.2.0 Jan 3 #17

Powerful statement but why wasn't it posted to Bluesky? BoycottTwitter Jan 3 #19

Watched in my YT feed....thankfully. OAITW r.2.0 Jan 3 #21

Because she has more than 100x as many followers on X, 20.7M vs 185K. Her post got 4.7M views highplainsdem Jan 4 #24

She has staff. BoycottTwitter Jan 4 #25

I urge people to have Bluesky accounts as well as Twitter accounts. I use both myself because a highplainsdem Jan 4 #27

I agree with you there! BoycottTwitter Jan 4 #32

I get very little "real engagement" on either Twitter or Bluesky... Jack Valentino Jan 4 #30

I've found support for Democrats and Democratic reps on twitter MorbidButterflyTat Jan 4 #26

It's an important platform and shouldn't be ceded to rightwingers, with liberals scattering to much highplainsdem Jan 4 #28

Musk controls the algorithm, what you see and has our data BoycottTwitter Jan 4 #31

Here's her post from X. PLEASE put the link in your OP, or at least in the first reply below, because if highplainsdem Jan 4 #23

Strongest political statement I've seen from her in more than a year.... Jack Valentino Jan 4 #29

"Any such resistance has been too long coming" -- who do you mean hasn't been resisting Trump? Voters? betsuni Jan 4 #33

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