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The Latest: After briefing, Johnson says he doesn't expect US troops to deploy to Venezuela :: WRAL.com

Johnson said he did not expect U.S. troops to deploy to Venezuela and rejected describing the operation as regime change.

The Latest: After briefing, Johnson says he doesn't expect US troops to deploy to Venezuela :: WRAL.com
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After a briefing on the U.S. operation in Venezuela, House Speaker Mike Johnson said he did not expect U.S. troops to be deployed there. Congressional leaders said they still had questions about the administration’s plans, while a Senate war powers vote was expected later in the week.

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Mike Johnson
R · LA-4

Speaker of the House commenting after a briefing on U.S. policy toward Venezuela

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Marco Rubio
Secretary of State

Secretary of State involved in the congressional briefing and administration statements about Venezuela

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose administration ordered the operation in Venezuela

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Pete Hegseth
R · Secretary of Defense

Secretary of Defense whose press rules are discussed in relation to the operation

John Thune
R · SD · SEN

Senate majority leader commenting on the administration’s plans

Chuck Schumer
D · NY · SEN

Senate Democratic leader commenting on the briefing

Jeanne Shaheen
D · NH · SEN

Senate Foreign Relations Committee ranking member commenting on the briefing

Ron DeSantis
Former U.S. Representative (R-FL)

Florida governor discussing a possible state case against Maduro

ALSO MENTIONED  Christina Markus Lassen, Danish ambassador to the United Nations commenting on sovereignty and borders; Claudia Sheinbaum, President of Mexico commenting on Maduro’s detention and the U.S. intervention; Dan Fried, Retired U.S. diplomat commenting on uncertainty over the administration’s plans; Delcy Rodríguez, Interim president of Venezuela discussed as a possible partner for the United States; Edmundo González, Venezuelan opposition figure whom Machado urged to assume the presidency; James Uthmeier, Florida attorney general reviewing whether a state criminal case could be built against Maduro; Leandro Rizzuto, U.S. ambassador speaking at the Organization of American States; Madea Benjamin, Code Pink co-founder protesting the U.S. operation; María Corina Machado, Venezuelan opposition leader commenting on Trump and Venezuela’s political transition; Nicolás Maduro, Deposed Venezuelan president facing federal drug trafficking charges in the United States; Ravina Shamdasani, Spokesperson for the U.N. human rights chief criticizing the intervention; Rosa Villavicencio, Colombian foreign affairs minister responding to U.S. threats; Volker Türk, U.N. human rights chief whose office criticized the intervention

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Mike Johnson Comments on U.S. Operation in Venezuela

Outlets agree that Mike Johnson commented on the U.S. operation in Venezuela. Left-leaning outlets focus on Johnson’s distinction between congressional notification and prior authorization; center outlets emphasize his expectation that U.S. troops would not deploy and the questions remaining about the administration’s plans.

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