NBC Host Gives Marco Rubio The Third Degree On Trump Not Getting Congressional Approval For Venezuela Strike
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The secretary of state accused Democrats of only going “bonkers” when it’s an issue involving the president.
NBC’s Kristen Welker challenged Secretary of State Marco Rubio over President Donald Trump launching a strike against Venezuela and capturing its president Nicolás Maduro without the approval of congress.
The move sparked backlash from Democratic lawmakers who argued the action was “illegal.”
“White House chief of staff Susie Wiles told Vanity Fair that an attack on Venezuela’s mainland would require approval from Congress,” Welker told Rubio on Sunday’s “Meet the Press.” “Why didn’t that happen? And will it happen with any future action the administration plans to take in Venezuela or elsewhere?”
Welker was referencing a Dec. 16 interview, in which Wiles told the outlet that military action in Venezuela would require congressional approval.
Rubio pushed back on Welker’s question, telling her that Trump’s strike on the South American country was “not an action that required congressional approval” because it was “not an extended military operation.”
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