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Rhiannon12866

(250,208 posts)
Mon Jan 5, 2026, 10:40 PM Monday

Speaker Johnson on Venezuela - C-SPAN



House Speaker Mike Johnson on Venezuela: "Under President Trump the United States will no longer allow criminal regimes to profit from wreaking havoc and destruction on our country. He's putting Americans first and succeeding what where others have failed." On the legality of the strikes: "Under the War Power Act, there is no requirement for prior Congressional approval or prior notification." - Aired on 01/05/2026.

Full video here: https://www.c-span.org/program/news-conference/speaker-mike-johnson-speaks-to-reporters-after-briefing-on-venezuela-strikes/671217
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Trump's criminal regime pfitz59 Monday #1
"Little Mikey is a toady." J_William_Ryan Monday #2

pfitz59

(12,321 posts)
1. Trump's criminal regime
Mon Jan 5, 2026, 10:54 PM
Monday

is wreaking havoc on America. He killed hundreds of thousand with his botched COVID response. He's on track to kill as many or more this go round. Little Mikey is a toady.

J_William_Ryan

(3,338 posts)
2. "Little Mikey is a toady."
Mon Jan 5, 2026, 11:38 PM
Monday

As are Congressional Republicans.

The blind partisan right is in full support of the fascist Trump regime,

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