“Recipe for disaster,” said Croft, “we’ve seen this movie before. It risks becoming this generation’s Iraq.”
MONTCLAIR, NEW JERSEY – NJ-11 Congressional candidate Cammie Croft issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s military action in Venezuela.
“What we’re seeing out of the Trump administration is deeply dangerous and deeply unconstitutional. No president has the authority to invade another country or kidnap a foreign leader on his own— no matter how flawed that leader may be. Actions like this require Congress. That’s not optional, it’s the law,” said Cammie Croft.
“What makes this even more galling is the hypocrisy. This same administration ripped away Temporary Protected Status from Venezuelan families who fled the violence and instability of Maduro’s government—people who sought safety here from the very same corrupt regime Trump just felt was necessary to overthrow.
“And we should be honest about what this is: a reckless military stunt–with severe implications—meant to distract Americans from the real crises at home. Any mom can recognize an attention-seeking tantrum that’s happening to distract us from what really matters. The difference is that when a toddler pulls this trick, lives and global stability aren’t at risk. Families are struggling with rising bills, health care costs are about to spike as ACA subsidies expire this week, and instead of fixing those problems, Trump is trying to change the subject with bombs and bravado.
“Let’s be clear: Nicolás Maduro was not good for the people of Venezuela—but have we learned nothing from the past decades of America’s foreign policy blunders? Bombing Venezuela and attempting regime change without a plan for what comes next is a recipe for disaster. We’ve seen this movie before. It risks becoming this generation’s Iraq — another decades-long entanglement that costs lives, drains resources, and leaves Americans worse off.
“If the President will act this casually abroad, ignoring Congress and the Constitution, so many of us are already anxiously asking the obvious question: what will he do next?
“Americans need leaders who are focused on actually fixing problems—from health care costs to crumbling democracies around the globe— not creating new crises to distract from their own failures.”
ABOUT CAMMIE
Raised in a small railroad town, Cammie Croft was the first in her immediate family to graduate from college and has spent more than two decades in public service. Her Jersey mom–a woman who was raising four kids by the time she was 20–taught Cammie to be a fighter.
Cammie went from being a free-school-lunch kid to working in the Obama White House, helping pass the Affordable Care Act. She fought to expand human rights with Amnesty International and has always worked to ensure government delivers for working families.
Most recently, Cammie built a clean energy nonprofit from the ground up, helping families lower their energy bills nationwide. A mom of three raising her own family in Montclair, Cammie is running for Congress to lower costs and build a stronger, fairer economy for New Jersey families.
“Running for Congress was never part of my plan,” Croft said in a video announcing her campaign. “But I realized that one day my kids will ask me what I did, and when they ask, I need to be able to tell them that I did everything I possibly could.”
Cammie’s work will build on the strong foundation laid by Congresswoman–and now Governor-elect–Mikie Sherrill. Cammie will continue the fight to protect health care, stand up to corruption, and deliver critical investments in infrastructure and education.
For more information, visit CammieforCongress.com