MNI POLITICAL RISK - Venezuela Fallout Dominates Capitol Hill
Jan-06 13:30By: Tom Lake
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- Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) convenes House Republicans for a new year members’ retreat. President Donald Trump is due to deliver remarks to the assembled lawmakers at the start of the all-day session at around 10:00 ET 15:00 GMT. These will be the first direct comments from the president to any members of Congress since the operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro over the weekend.
- On Monday evening, the ‘Gang of Eight’, in addition to the chair and ranking members of the House and Senate Armed Services and Foreign Affairs/Relations committees, were provided with a classified briefing lasting over two hours on the operation to capture Maduro, and the aims of the White House in Venezuela in the weeks, months, and years ahead.
- Speaking to NBC News on 5 January, Trump said, "We need Greenland for national security, and that includes Europe...You know I'm very loyal to Europe. We need it for national security, right now…I think that Greenland is very important for the national security of the United States, Europe, and other parts of the free world." He said that there was “no timeline” for the US taking action, but that he is “very serious” about it.
- Poll of the Day: A poll from the Washington Post, carried out in the immediate aftermath of the operation to detain Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, showed a broad partisan split on Americans’ support for the action.
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