House Speaker Mike Johnston (R-La.) said Jan. 6 that he does not expect the U.S. military to send troops into Venezuela following an operation over the weekend that led to the capture and arrest of its former leader, Nicolás Maduro.
“This is not a regime change. This is a demand for change of behavior by a regime. The interim government is stood up now, and we are hopeful that they will be able to correct their action,” Johnson told reporters following the closed-door session at the Capitol.
“We don’t expect troops on the ground. We don’t expect direct involvement in any other way beyond just coercing the new, the interim government, to get that going.”…
Speaker Johnson Says He Doesn’t Expect US Troop Deployment in Venezuela
