Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) came out strongly against what he called the “invasion” of Venezuela by the Trump administration on CNN’s “State of the Union,” accusing the president of starting an “illegal war” in the country. Bash then presented him with a 2019 op-ed the senator penned in the Washington Post in which he wrote, “Let’s get one thing straight: There should no longer be any debate about Maduro’s lack of democratic legitimacy … The Trump administration is right to put restoring Venezuelan democracy at the center of our approach to this crisis.” He then again declared himself the victor in a highly contested July 2024 presidential election, at which point the US joined a chorus of other nations in refusing to recognize him as the leader of Venezuela.
Author: Chris Nesi
Published at: 2026-01-04 22:47:52
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