Trump’s Foreign Policy Madness Will Haunt Us for Generations
“Study to see if you can set a limit to his power in this matter, having given him everything you propose,” Lincoln continued. “If today he chose to say that he thought it necessary to invade Canada, to stop the British from invading us, how could you stop him? You can tell him, ‘I don’t see any likelihood of the British invading us,’ but he will tell you, ‘Shut up; I can, if you don’t.'”
These words proved prophetic. Last week, President Donald Trump sent troops to Venezuela to capture Nicolás Maduro, the president of Venezuela, and bring him to the United States to stand trial on various charges. Much of the situation remains unclear: Trump initially claimed that the United States would, in some unspecified way, “take over” Venezuela. Days later, there are no U.S. troops on the ground and the Chavista faction that ruled Venezuela, except for Maduro, appears intact.
In the immediate aftermath of the raid, Trump showed little interest in the legal or constitutional implications of his actions. “They should say ‘great job,'” he told reporters after one brought up criticism from congressional Democrats. “They shouldn’t say, ‘Oh my God, maybe that’s not constitutional.’ You know, the same old stuff we’ve been hearing for years and years and years.
