TELL CONGRESS: Trump bombed a THIRD boat coming from Venezuela after bizarrely claiming these boats are carrying “A DEADLY WEAPON POISONING AMERICANS!” Trump is driving America to the precipice of war with Venezuela, but Congress is taking action to check Trump with a War Powers Resolution led by Ilhan Omar and Adam Schiff. Sign the petition: Stop Trump's illegal war with Venezuela!

Trump bombed a THIRD boat coming from Venezuela that the White House claims was carrying drugs.1 Trump is blaming Venezuela’s government for sending drugs to the U.S.,2 ratcheting up military tensions with Venezuela after Trump secretly signed a directive to use military force against drug cartels in Latin America.3

Trump even threatened ground war with Venezuela and any other country he wants to target: "When they come by land we're going to be stopping them the same way we stopped the boats,” he said.4

“There was no legal justification for the Trump Administration’s military escalation in the Caribbean,” Representative Ilhan Omar said after introducing a War Powers Resolution in the House.5 Senator Adam Schiff followed up with a Senate version of the War Powers Resolution to stop Trump’s “lawless killings.”6 Congress must support this measure to end Trump’s illegal warmaking and reassert its powers over the White House.

Sign the petition: Block Trump’s illegal war with Venezuela and pass an urgent War Powers Resolution!

Sen. Schiff pointed out the stark reality that Trump’s extralegal boat killings are putting all Americans at risk. “Other countries now may decide to blow an American ship out of the water and claim that it was engaged in drug trafficking,” he said.7

Legal and human rights experts are describing these strikes as clear breaches of international law, no matter what the Trump administration claims.8

Congress must act quickly and pass a War Powers Resolution to prevent Trump from dragging us into another war.

Sign the petition: Rep. Omar and Sen. Schiff are trying to stop Trump’s aggression against Venezuela — tell your lawmakers to pass a War Powers Resolution now!

Thanks for taking action,

Joey and the Demand Progress team

Sources:

  1. Al Jazeera, "Trump says US hit another ‘drug vessel’, Venezuela slams ‘undeclared war,'” September 20, 2025.
  2. The Intercept, "Trump Boasts of Strike on “Drug-Carrying Boat” From Venezuela,” September 2, 2025.
  3. NPR, "Trump says the U.S. military targeted a boat allegedly carrying drugs from Venezuela,” September 16, 2025.
  4. The Intercept, "Trump Boasts of Strike on “Drug-Carrying Boat” From Venezuela,” September 2, 2025.
  5. The New York Times, "Israel Orders Total Evacuation of Gaza City, Threatening Full Invasion,” September 9, 2025.
  6. Sen. Schiff on X, "Donald Trump just blew up another boat in the middle of the ocean with no legal justification...” September 15, 2025.
  7. Ibid.
  8. Time, "Is the U.S. at War With Venezuela? Latest Strike Raises Legal Concerns,” September 16, 2025.

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