Rubio, Trump and Venezuela
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The secretary of state's latest remarks came after he told reporters that he'd be "concerned" if he were a government official in Havana.
President Trump has argued that the U.S. needs to control Greenland to ensure its own security in the face of rising threats from China and Russia.
A Democratic lawmaker Monday slammed Secretary of State Marco Rubio over his initial claims about the Trump administration's plans in Venezuela and how President Donald Trump has not sought a vote from Congress to increase military pressure on the country.
Wednesday on the RealClearPolitics podcast, Tom Bevan, Carl Cannon, and Andrew Walworth consider the massive role Secretary of State Marco Rubio is playing in the administration, and President Trump's warning to House Republicans that he expects to be impeached for a third time if they lose their House majority.
The secretary of state helped steer President Trump to attacking Venezuela and seizing Nicolás Maduro, and now aims to force the country to give U.S. companies access to its oil.
Secretary of State Rubio says the U.S. was in charge of the "direction" of Venezuela after U.S. forces arrested and deposed Venezuelan President Maduro on Saturday.