Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced he will vote with Senate Republican leaders to defeat a resolution that would block President Trump from using military force in Venezuela, reversing his earlier support after assurances from Secretary of State Marco Rubio that Congress would be consulted before any troop deployment.
Hawley’s shift comes days after Trump criticized him and four other Republican senators who had advanced the measure, writing on Truth Social that they “should never be elected to office again.” “I don’t take any offense to that,” Hawley said, emphasizing his constitutional view that Congress must authorize military action, while adding, “the president’s great. Love the president.”