{"id":2530642,"date":"2026-01-06T17:09:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T22:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rand-paul-says-venezuelan-operation-was-an-act-of-war\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T17:10:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T22:10:25","slug":"rand-paul-says-venezuelan-operation-was-an-act-of-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rand-paul-says-venezuelan-operation-was-an-act-of-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Rand Paul says Venezuelan operation was \u2018an act of war\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frand-paul-says-venezuelan-operation-was-an-act-of-war%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2530642&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Sen. Rand Paul said he will vote for a bipartisan War Powers Resolution aimed at blocking further U.S. military action in Venezuela after a recent operation in which U.S. forces attacked Caracas and captured Nicol\u00e1s Maduro and his wife. Appearing on fox Business, Paul called bombing a foreign capital and removing its leader &#8220;an act of war&#8221; and argued that the Constitution&#8217;s framers intended Congress-not a single person-too authorize the initiation of war. He added that while he favors limiting the president&#8217;s power to start wars, he supports broader commander-in-chief authority over how and when military operations are executed. The resolution,co-sponsored by Sens. Adam Schiff and Tim Kaine, has been developed since strikes on venezuelan vessels began last fall; dozens of strikes have occurred, and the White House has described the Maduro mission as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-draws-red-line-over-interfering-with-ice-as-state-democrats-escalate-threats\/\" title=\"DOJ draws red line over interfering with ICE as state Democrats escalate threats\">law-enforcement operation<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Rand Paul says Venezuelan operation was &lsquo;an act of war&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2464864\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4407702\/rand-paul-trump-thrall-lindsey-graham-threats\/\">Rand Paul<\/a> (R-KY) promised on Tuesday that he would vote for a bill to curb President<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3838365\/white-house-resolution-attacks-drug-cartels-congressional-approval\/\"> <\/a>Donald Trump&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3838365\/white-house-resolution-attacks-drug-cartels-congressional-approval\/\">war powers<\/a> in light of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4406317\/trump-us-in-charge-of-venezuela\/\">recent operation in Venezuela<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Paul appeared on Fox Business&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/shows\/opening-bell.html\"><em>Mornings With Maria Bartiromo<\/em><\/a>  days after <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/4400169\/what-to-know-about-the-u-s-strikes-on-venezuela-and-maduros-fall\/\">U.S. troops attacked Caracas<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/4400169\/what-to-know-about-the-u-s-strikes-on-venezuela-and-maduros-fall\/\">Venezuela<\/a>, and captured former Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. Before this attack, the Senate was gearing up to vote on a resolution to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >return war powers back<\/a> to Congress, particularly when it came to groups designated as foreign terrorist organizations.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4408527\/israel-syria-progress-security-deal-mediated-united-states\/\">Israel and Syria make progress in security deal mediated by US<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4408223\/somalia-angered-by-israeli-foreign-minister-unauthorized-incursion-into-somaliland\/\">Somalia angered by Israeli foreign minister&#8217;s &#8216;unauthorized incursion&#8217; into Somaliland<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4408271\/trump-reimbursement-incentivizes-companies-into-venezuelan-oil-sector\/\">Trump dangles &#8216;reimbursement&#8217; incentive for US companies to unleash Venezuelan oil sector in under 18 months<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;The Senate will vote on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/massie-leads-bipartisan-house-resolution-to-limit-trumps-war-powers\/\" title=\"Massie leads bipartisan House ... to limit ...\u2019s ...\">bipartisan war powers resolution<\/a> to block the president from further military action in Venezuela. How are you planning to vote?&rdquo; host Maria Bartiromo asked Paul.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ll vote yes because the founding fathers debated this. They debated whether or not the initiation of war, the declaration of war, should begin with Congress, with the people, with the people&rsquo;s representatives, or whether or not it should be left to one person,&rdquo; Paul said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think bombing another nation&rsquo;s capital and removing their president is an act of war. Anybody who argues otherwise, I think, would have a very difficult argument,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Later in the segment, Paul clarified his opinion that the president&rsquo;s war powers are less about the declaration of war and more about the execution of war.<\/p>\n<p>According to the senator, even if Congress had voted to go to war with Venezuela, &ldquo;no one would have had to have been told when&rdquo; this mission would happen. 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Another seven strikes hit Caracas the day the Army Delta Force invaded the city to detain Maduro and Flores.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to the White House for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rand Paul: Venezuela raid &#8216;act of war&#8217;; will back bill<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2530643,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Paul-.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[62984,38952,37683,35343,70245],"class_list":["post-2530642","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-act-of-war","tag-rand-paul","tag-u-s-foreign-policy","tag-u-s-politics","tag-venezuelan-operation"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Paul-.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2530642","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2530642"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2530642\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2530646,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2530642\/revisions\/2530646"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2530643"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2530642"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2530642"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2530642"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}