The leaders of the United States Congress offered opposing statements after a classified session on the Donald Trump administration’s strategy in Venezuela, held with high-ranking officials of the Republican administration.
Democrats criticized the information received and assured that it left many unanswered questions about the future of US policy towards Venezuela.
The leader of the Democrats in the Senate, Chuck Schumer, said that Congress needs “answers on how long the intervention in Venezuela is going to last.”
“How many troops, how much money, are there clear limits?” asked the senator, who added that the plan depends on the cooperation of Venezuelan officials from the Chavista government who “do not fundamentally support American interests.”
Senator Elizabeth Warren, of the progressive wing of the Democratic Party, expressed her displeasure: “Oil company executives seem to know more about Trump’s secret plan to ‘manage’ Venezuela than the American people.”
