Trump Tests Congress Like Never Before

Punchbowl News: “Trump and top administration officials spent weeks telling Congress that the president wasn’t seeking a regime change in Venezuela as he ordered a U.S. military buildup in the Caribbean, yet it turns out that was precisely the goal. That message was orchestrated by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a former Senate Intelligence Committee chair who wouldn’t have accepted such claims when he was in Congress.”

“Trump also told voters during the 2024 campaign that he wasn’t interested in foreign policy adventures or starting ‘endless wars.’ Trump’s focus is on ending these conflicts, not starting them. GOP lawmakers parroted those talking points during the election and as the administration backed his campaign to strike alleged drug-smuggling boats off the coast of Venezuela.”

“But Trump and other senior officials now say that he isn’t afraid to put U.S. troops on the ground in Venezuela.”