Overview
- On Face the Nation, Sen. Mark Warner said reported plans to levy tariffs on the U.K., France and Denmark until Greenland is handed over risk fracturing NATO.
- He argued the administration sent roughly 20% of the U.S. fleet off Venezuela, reducing forces available elsewhere and complicating deterrence against Iran.
- Warner said regional allies feared potential Iranian reprisals and urged non-kinetic pressure such as cyber tools and expanded internet access via Starlink.
- He described the Venezuela strategy as focused on oil and said Congress has asked, without reply, how long the blockade-style deployment will continue.
- Margaret Brennan reported Mossad chief David Barnea met Steve Witkoff in Miami, and a U.S. official said CIA Director John Ratcliffe met interim Venezuela leader Delcy Rodriguez to improve ties; Warner also said he would back a bipartisan bill to reinforce NATO protections.