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Pete Buttigieg sums up why Trump invaded Venezuela in just one word
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Story by Alex Bollinger • 10h •

Donald Trump invaded Venezuela and arrested the Latin American strongman Nicolas Maduro on January 3 in an operation that resulted in at least 80 people’s deaths. Trump then said that the U.S. is now “in charge” of the country.

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg summed up the reason why Trump invaded Venezuela in one word: “unpopular.”

And Buttigieg wasn’t the only Democrat to do so. All the out LGBTQ+ people in Congress also denounced the invasion, many of them using similar arguments: The invasion was illegal because Congress wasn’t consulted, the invasion risks destabilizing the region and getting the U.S. involved in a protracted military operation, and that Trump is using the invasion to draw attention away from domestic issues like the cost of living and health care.

“It’s an old and obvious pattern,” Buttigieg posted to several social media platforms. “An unpopular president – failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home – decides to launch a war for regime change abroad.”..................................





Pete Buttigieg sums up why Trump invaded Venezuela in just one word
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