Southern California’s lawmakers weigh in on US capture of Venezuela’s president

While many Southern California lawmakers were quick to condemn Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s tenure, they split along party lines about just how the U.S. captured the South American country’s leader early Saturday.

Democrats largely decried President Donald Trump‘s military action without congressional approval.

“Nicolás Maduro is a brutal, corrupt, violent dictator. His illegitimate rule has terrorized the people of Venezuela and made the region and the world less safe. Venezuelans deserve peace...