FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 5, 2026

Contact: Court Beyer, cbeyer@americanhumanist.org

WASHINGTON – The following is a statement from Fish Stark, Executive Director of the American Humanist Association, on President Trump’s illegal actions in Venezuela this weekend:

“We American humanists emphatically and categorically reject the Trump administration’s move to kidnap and arrest the leader of a foreign nation and install itself in control. This aggression violates international law, the sovereignty of the Venezuelan people, and sets a dangerous, chilling precedent for future U.S. invasions abroad.

“No more regime-change wars. No more posturing and murdering civilians in the name of ‘American greatness.’ We are all too familiar with the consequences of past U.S. attempts to control oil resources abroad, and we refuse to stand by while more blood is shed.

“This is an issue of humanity, of what is right and wrong, and we are outraged by the path the Trump administration has put us on.”

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The American Humanist Association (AHA) works to protect the rights of humanists, atheists, and other nontheistic Americans. The AHA advances the ethical and life-affirming worldview of humanism, which—without beliefs in gods or other supernatural forces—encourages individuals to live informed and meaningful lives that aspire to the greater good of humanity.