India, Jan. 3 -- Indian-origin US Congressman Ro Khanna has criticised President Donald Trump over the military action in Venezuela, calling it a "war of choice" aimed at regime change.

"Donald Trump betrayed his MAGA base today launching a war of choice to bring regime change in Venezuela," Khanna wrote on X on Saturday, hours after Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro and his wife were "captured" by US forces and are being brought to New York to face trial for drug-related charges.

Khanna said the US has repeatedly voted against "dumb wars" in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya, but presidents continue to "bow to a foreign policy blob committed to militarism".

"They get us entangled in conflicts abroad, while ignoring the lack of good jobs ...