Washington (USA), 8 January. (LaPresse) – Donald Trump has harshly attacked the five Republican senators who voted with the Democrats in favour of a bipartisan resolution on the War Powers Act, which would prevent the Administration from using military force against Venezuela. "Republicans should be ashamed of the senators who just voted with the Democrats in an attempt to strip us of our powers to fight and defend the United States of America. Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Rand Paul, Josh Hawley and Todd Young should never be elected to public office again,‘ the president said in a post on Truth. ’This vote severely hinders American self-defence and national security by limiting the President's authority as Commander-in-Chief," he added. ‘In any case, and despite their “stupidity”, the War Powers Act is unconstitutional, completely violating Article II of the Constitution, as all presidents and their Justice Departments before me have determined,’ the president argued. The final vote on the measure is scheduled for next week.
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