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Rubio said the Jan. 3 operation removed a major security threat and outlined plans for controlled oil revenue to fund Venezuelan services, with no immediate military actions planned.
- On Wednesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended President Donald Trump's Jan. 3 raid that captured then‑Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in Washington, D.C.
- The administration said the raid aimed to remove a major U.S. national-security threat in the Western Hemisphere, while Marco Rubio linked it to defense needs in the Indo-Pacific and beyond Europe, though critics warned efforts focus narrowly on Venezuela's energy sector.
- Republican committee chairman Jim Risch said the Caracas raid involved about 200 troops and a firefight lasting less than 27 minutes, with Republican senators calling it brief, targeted and successful.
- The administration will work with interim Venezuelan authorities to stabilize the country, allowing Venezuela soon to sell oil with proceeds set aside for basic government services and held in a U.S. Treasury‑controlled account while the State Department sends personnel to Caracas.
- Amid NATO tension over Greenland, Rubio said the uproar is calming as talks proceed, but lawmakers warned the raid could affect China’s Taiwan aims and Russia’s actions in Ukraine.
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The political situation in Venezuela is at the center of the international debate behind the current scenario between Caracas and Washington. Nicolás Maduro's forced departure from power, after his capture by the U.S. Army, opens the debate about who is now leading the country and whether the Venezuelan opposition, led by María Corina Machado, will play a relevant role in the transition.In the video we left them on these lines we answered these …
Rubio defends Trump on Venezuela while trying to allay fears about Greenland, NATO
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio gave a full-throated defense Wednesday of President Donald Trump's military operation to capture then-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, while explaining to U.S. lawmakers the administration’s approach to Greenland, NATO, Iran, and China.
Rubio Defends Maduro Capture As "Strategic" And "Not An Act Of War"
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended the capture of former Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro before a Senate committee, arguing that the operation did not amount to an act of war and portraying it as a strategic necessity.
Rubio defends Trump on Venezuela while trying to allay fears about Greenland and NATO - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio gave a full-throated defense Wednesday of President Donald Trump’s military operation to capture then-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, while explaining to
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