Overview
- In a Politico podcast interview Friday, the Kentucky senator said further funding for Ukraine or a push for regime change in Venezuela would trigger intense backlash among core Trump supporters.
- Paul called the $20 billion economic stabilization agreement with Argentina a potential deal breaker for the base due to its size.
- He cautioned that figures close to the president, including Sen. Lindsey Graham and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, favor more interventionist policies that concern him.
- The White House this week declined to send Tomahawk long-range missiles to Kyiv, a decision NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte publicly praised.
- U.S. forces overnight struck a boat allegedly tied to Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua, killing six people described by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as “narco-terrorists,” as part of a pressure campaign on Nicolás Maduro.