U.S. Foreign Policy in Venezuela

Absolutely. Thanks for having me.

Taking out a dictator in Venezuela, how does that help the

average American?

Well, a few things, Jesse. First of all, what it means is we're gonna be able to

control the incredible natural resources of Venezuela, which is good for

America in a few ways. Number one, it allows us to put leverage on our

enemies.

Number two, it makes sure that if Americans need high quality, low

cost power, we're always gonna have access to it.

And then the third thing to, i- is, is it does demonstrate American military

excellence, which makes people afraid to cross us in

the future.

Some of the best ways that you maintain the peace

is to make it clear that you

carry a very strong sword if you ever need to use it.

So I, I think it's, it's good for us in a lot of different

ways.

We also have to remember, Jesse, this is in our neighborhood. This is not Iraq.

This is not 7,000 miles away. This is in our neighborhood.

If we cannot follow the basic principle, which has been a cornerstone of

American foreign policy for 200 years, that we control our neighborhood, a

lot of bad people are gonna take advantage of it.

What the President of the United States said is, in our neighborhood, the United

States calls the shots. That's the way it's always been.

That's the way it is again under the president's leadership.