After President Donald Trump’s national security adviser John Bolton openly threatened Venezuela’s elected government on Twitter and White House officials continued to warn that U.S. military intervention remains “on the table,” Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on Sunday acknowledged the ongoing political and economic crises in Venezuela but argued that American military action must be entirely ruled out as a possible solution.

“We must rule out military action in Venezuela.”
—Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.)

“We must rule out military action in Venezuela,” Omar wrote. “We have to wonder, if Trump and [Secretary of State Mike] Pompeo are so worried about human rights and democracy in Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua, why do they actively support horrible regimes in Brazil, Guatemala, and Honduras?”

“Of course there is suffering in Venezuela and I strongly stand with the people,” the Minnesota congresswoman continued. “There [are] many ways we can assist that I would support but will always caution us against intervention.”

Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, echoed Omar’s opposition to military action on Sunday, declaring, “The administration should be helping to de-escalate tensions and encouraging a peaceful resolution to this conflict, not fueling more violence, chaos, and instability in the region.”

“U.S. military intervention in Venezuela is not the answer here.”
—Rep. Pramila Jayapal

“U.S. military intervention in Venezuela is not the answer here,” Jayapal added.

While Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) openly criticized the record and policies of the Maduro government last week, he also took a firm stand against U.S. intervention by the Trump administration.

“The United States has a long history of inappropriately intervening in Latin American countries,” said the senator. “We must not go down that road again.”

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Omar and Jayapal’s clear stand on Sunday against U.S. military intervention came just hours after Bolton—who played a central role in orchestrating what has been denounced as an attempted coup d’etat—took to Twitter to warn Venezuela’s government of a “significant response” if American diplomats, members of the Venezuelan National Assembly, or U.S.-backed opposition leader and self-declared “Interim President” Juan Guaido are intimidated or attacked.