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A pair of Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday used yellow notepads to denounce the idea of the U.S. sending troops into South America amid increasing political turmoil in Venezuela.

The lawmakers poked at the administration a day after national security adviser John Bolton was spotted holding a yellow legal pad with apparent details about troops being transferred to Colombia while the U.S. announced sanctions against Venezuela’s state oil company, PdVSA.

“Since we’re sending cables by legal pad now,” Rep. Gregory MeeksGregory Weldon MeeksSome Dems float idea of primary challenge for Ocasio-Cortez Conservative leader Meadows condemns King comments ‘in strongest sense’ Corporate diversity is just another misguided policy from Democrats MORE (D-N.Y.) wrote on Twitter, with an accompanying image of a notepad that included the message: “President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump calls for global warming to ‘come back’ amid winter storm Meadows re-elected House Freedom Caucus chairman Schultz says he won’t respond to Trump’s ‘childish’ tweet MORE does not have the authority to invade Venezuela!”

Rep. Mary Gay ScanlonMary Gay ScanlonMORE (D-Pa.) replied to the tweet with a picture of her own yellow legal pad. The message written on hers said, “Congress = Check & Balance.” 

Since we’re sending cables by legal pad now… #YellowPadding pic.twitter.com/pD85e7YyKM

— Rep. Gregory Meeks (@RepGregoryMeeks) January 29, 2019

To-do list… pic.twitter.com/woVYaUgvs4

— Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (@RepMGS) January 29, 2019  

Photos of Bolton’s legal pad quickly went viral Monday on Twitter, with many users quickly noting that his notes appeared to included the phrase, “5,000 troops to Colombia.” 

The White House said in a statement afterwards that “all options are on the table” in regards to the escalating political crisis in Venezuela, though three unnamed defense officials told NBC News that no troops or assets were being sent to Venezuela or Colombia despite the words scribbled on Bolton’s legal pad.

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said Tuesday that he hasn’t discussed possible troop deployment to Colombia with Bolton. He declined to comment on if the Trump administration was considering that as an option.

The Trump administration last week recognized Juan Guaidó, the president of Venezuela’s National Assembly, as Venezuela’s interim president. Several other nations, including Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Colombia, have also endorsed Guaidó.

Election officials have said that President Nicolás Maduro won the most recent election in Venezuela. However, the U.S. and broader international community consider the elections to be a sham. Maduro has meanwhile vowed to hold on to power.