We can't fight another expensive, endless war. Sign the petition to demand Congress take action. Together, we say NO U.S. occupation of Venezuela!
Dear MoveOn member,
Trump keeps telling us that he's going to stop endless wars and lower costs. Yet today he's spending taxpayer dollars to invade Venezuela, capture its President, Nicolás Maduro, and declare that the US will now run Venezuela.1 What?!
Many of you who are reading this marched and protested against the Iraq war. We saw through George Bush's lies and knew that war would only make everyone less safe. We were right.
This moment is a test. Trump and his advisors will be looking to see Americans' reactions to this horror. Any silence will be seen as acceptance. If we don't loudly push back against more endless war, then the administration will escalate this violence, not just in Venezuela, but across the globe.
Maduro is a dictator who oppressed his own people. Yet this operation has nothing to do with the Venezuelan people or Venezuelan freedom. Instead, as Trump himself said, they are an attempt to build power and profit for the Trump administration and the president's oil industry cronies.2
Trump needs to focus on the problems we have here at home—like making sure people can afford groceries or keep their healthcare—instead he's spending millions pursuing violence overseas.
I know we may feel powerless when it comes to war overseas, but that's not true. The Iraq war protests fundamentally changed the politics of this country because of the mass outpouring of rage from people like you.
Over the coming days and weeks, many will tell us that this is too complicated and only experts should weigh in. They are wrong. They believe people like us should get shut out while oil executives and war manufacturers prioritize profit over people. Venezuelans should run Venezuela, not Trump.
Click here to add your name to this petition, and then pass it along to your friends.
Thanks for all you do.
–Nakia, Cecilia, Bekir, Mia, and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. "Venezuela Live Updates: Trump Says U.S. Will 'Run the Country' After Capture of Maduro," The New York Times, January 3, 2026
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01/03/world/trump-united-states-strikes-venezuela
2. Ibid.
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