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Republican Senator Rushes to Defend Vote Against Trump's Venezuela Agenda

Missouri Senator and MAGA ally Josh Hawley quickly took to social media to explain why he voted to block U.S. President Donald Trump from launching future attacks on Venezuela without congressional approval.

The resolution, introduced by Democratic Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia under the War Powers Act, was crafted in direct response to the Trump administration's unilateral military actions in Venezuela that led to the capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces and several missile strikes on sites in Caracas.

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