US EditionCrockett Compares Trump to Maduro
Rep. Jasmine Crockett criticized the Trump administration's raid in Venezuela and compared Trump to Maduro, highlighting questions about legality and political motives targeting Venezuelans.
- On January 6, Rep. Jasmine Crockett compared President Donald Trump to Nicolás Maduro during a `The View` appearance, saying `I do want to be clear, somebody else was trying to be a Maduro of the United States`.
- Invoking the 1798 Alien Enemies Act, Crockett noted the administration deported Venezuelans to CECOT prison, El Salvador, argued the Jan. 3 military raid was not about fentanyl, and accused it of sidestepping Congress for oil interests.
- The raid, dubbed `Operation Absolute Resolve`, captured Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores Saturday, bringing them to New York to face federal charges after months of U.S. strikes since September.
- Democratic leaders and Rep. Jasmine Crockett questioned the mission's legality and bypassing of Congress, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio dismissed concerns, saying `This was not an action that required congressional approval`.
- Facing a March 3 primary, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Texas U.S. Senate candidate, tied the dispute to Republican efforts to divide minority voter demographics and criticized the Texas redistricting scheme.
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Jasmine Crockett roasted for shamefully labelling Trump the ‘Maduro of the United States’
Jasmine Crockett has been slammed for comparing Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro to US President Donald Trump. On Tuesday, Crockett appeared on ‘The View’ to rant about the Trump administration’s operation that led to the capture of Maduro. The Democratic Representative’s remarks came on the fifth anniversary of the January 6 riots, when she compared Maduro to Trump. “As we sit here on Jan. 6, I do want to be clear, somebody else was trying…
Crockett compares Trump to Nicolás Maduro on ‘The View’: ‘The difference is Maduro was successful’
Texas Democrat Rep. Jasmine Crockett, appearing as a guest on an episode of "The View," directly compared President Donald Trump to former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, relating the anniversary of the January 6th Capitol protests to the recent U.S. military operation that captured the socialist dictator.
Crockett compares Trump to Maduro
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) said Tuesday that President Trump attempted to be “a Maduro of the United States” on the day of the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack, referring to Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. “I do want to just say this. Everyone wants to talk about how Maduro was illegitimate. As we sit here…
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