WASHINGTON—Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday briefed lawmakers on the operation that resulted in the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told reporters after the briefing: “The U.S. military operation in Venezuela was a decisive and justified action. Nicolás Maduro is responsible for the deaths of untold thousands of Americans.”
The briefing was delivered to the so-called Gang of Eight—comprising the House speaker, House minority leader, Senate majority leader, and Senate minority leader, as well as the chairs and ranking members of the House and Senate Intelligence Committees—and other lawmakers in the Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) of the Capitol….
Hegseth, Rubio Brief Lawmakers on US Operation in Venezuela
