Advertisement“We are going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper, and judicious transition,” Trump said. Trump told the news conference that intervening in Venezuela was in line with his “America First” policy. REPUBLICAN DEBATE OVER FOREIGN POLICYTrump’s top diplomat and national security adviser Marco Rubio called several members of Congress early on Saturday in an effort to blunt opposition to military action. U.S. ‘WILL GET TANGLED UP’For a president who has consistently contrasted himself with the Republican “neoconservatives” of the late 20th century, Trump’s foreign policy has developed striking similarities with that of his predecessors. “The U.S. will get tangled up in Venezuela but will also have new problems to contend with related to its neighbors.”Advertisement

Source: Huffington Post January 04, 2026 18:10 UTC