On Venezuela, Partisan Battle Lines Are Drawn |
Members of Congress are drawing partisan battle lines on the issue of intervention in Venezuela, just days after the capture and extradition of the now-ousted President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores.
On Tuesday, the White House’s cabinet members briefed leaders of the House and Senate on the administration’s goals in Venezuela and provided classified information on Operation Absolute Resolve, the mission that captured Maduro.
Attorney General Pam Bondi, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine all briefed congressional leaders.
“We are not involved with boots on the ground now. We are not engaged in a regime change. As you know, an interim president has now taken the oath,” Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., told reporters after the classified briefing.
After House Venezuela briefing, Speaker Mike Johnson says General Dan Caine’s description of the Maduro operation garnered “a standing applause for him and for our service members.”
Johnson: “We don’t anticipate boots on the ground… We went to........