New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has blasted the administration of US President Donald Trump for waging a military aggression against Venezuela, saying the regime change attack constitutes an “act of war” and a breach of international law.
Mamdani made the remarks in an X post on Saturday, after the US military carried out illegal strikes on Venezuela and kidnapped President Nicolas Maduro and his wife from their residence in the capital city of Caracas.
He said Trump’s “blatant pursuit of regime change doesn’t just affect those abroad, it directly impacts New Yorkers, including tens of thousands of Venezuelans who call this city home.”
“Unilaterally attacking a sovereign nation is an act of war and a violation of federal and international law,” he added.
Maduro, who was taken to New York, is currently being held at a detention center in Brooklyn and is set to face alleged drugs and weapons charges in Manhattan federal court.
Trump said that the US will “run” Venezuela until a “judicious transition” and that Washington will seize the South American country’s massive oil reserves.
Also on Saturday, Mamdani said at a press conference that he had called Trump personally to object to the US military action in Venezuela.
“I registered my opposition, I made it clear and we left it at that,” he emphasized.
