Overview
- Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene publicly condemned the Venezuela operation, saying overseas intervention is what many in MAGA believed they were voting to end.
- She argued the administration’s focus is misplaced because most U.S. overdose deaths involve fentanyl supplied by Mexican cartels.
- Greene criticized President Trump for pardoning former Honduran leader Juan Orlando Hernández, citing his U.S. cocaine‑trafficking conviction.
- She suggested the push against Nicolás Maduro is driven by control of Venezuelan oil rather than solely counter‑narcotics goals.
- Trump has said he authorized CIA activities in Venezuela, including capturing Maduro, as Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer reports some Republicans voice private misgivings while few oppose publicly.