Tennesseans need representatives who oppose regime change and endless war

By: Ren Brabenec

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: January 21, 2026

Words: 902

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago

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In the days following the Trump administration’s kidnapping of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, Tennessee’s Republican lawmakers took to social media to praise the congressionally unauthorized attack.

U.S. Sens. Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty referenced allegations against Maduro for his supposed involvement in fentanyl and cocaine “narcoterrorism.” Since Americans are wise to the term “WMDs,” — or, weapons of mass destruction, the alleged reason for the U.S. to invade Iraq — the …

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