Former US Vice President Kamala Harris On X Donald Trump’s actions in Venezuela do not make America safer, stronger, or more affordable

Former US Vice President Kamala Harris has  slammed US President Donald Trump over the capture of  Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, saying the operation was driven by oil interests and not by concerns over drugs.

In a post on X, Harris said Trump’s actions in Venezuela would not make the United States safer and warned that forced regime change could destabilise the region, putting American lives at risk.

“Donald Trump’s actions in Venezuela do not make America safer, stronger, or more affordable. That Maduro is a brutal, illegitimate dictator does not change the fact that this action was both unlawful and unwise. We’ve seen this movie before. Wars for regime change or oil that are sold as strength but turn into chaos, and American families pay the price,” she wrote.

Harris said the American public did not support such military actions and accused Trump of misleading people.

“The American people do not want this, and they are tired of being lied to. This is not about drugs or democracy. It is about oil and Donald Trump’s desire to play the regional strongman. If he cared about either, he wouldn’t pardon a convicted drug trafficker or sideline Venezuela’s legitimate opposition while pursuing deals with Maduro’s cronies,” she added.

Harris, who contested the recent presidential election against Trump, also warned that the operation could put US troops at risk and lacked any legal basis or exit plan.

“The President is putting troops at risk, spending billions, destabilising a region, and offering no legal authority, no exit plan, and no benefit at home. America needs leadership whose priorities are lowering costs for working families, enforcing the rule of law, strengthening alliances, and,  most importantly, putting the American people first,” she wrote.