Kennedy

So she was very enthusiastic because a lot of her constituents, not just Venezuelans, but there were Cuban-Americans who had...

left their homeland to find freedom and riches in America.

And they were also applauding their oppressed brothers and sisters.

So she took that as a sign that she should also be applauding.

And then, you know, the virulent, angry people in her party turned to her and with the line they always use.

And it's like because Trump, you know, because Trump, this has to be bad because Trump Maduro has to be good.

If Trump hates him, then he must be a wonderful person and a comrade in arms.

But if you look at the people who were oppressed under Maduro's leadership, why would they be celebrating if this were such an awful thing?

So I think in the short term, you can find some positive aspects here.

My problem as someone who does have an ideology and an operating principle, which is led by freedom, is that this could drag on into something that is incredibly expensive and worst case scenario, a proxy war with Iran and China.

I have more faith than some of my fellow libertarians do in Pete Hegseth and Marco Rubio.

What worries me is this president is going to be president for three years.

what is happening in Venezuela will exceed his term.

So, you know, if the pendulum swings the other way and you have people who don't necessarily have an operating principle, you know, who were moderate Democrats and now their mom, Donnie, cheers, what are they going to do with Venezuela?

And, you know, the Hakeem Jeffries of the world who are, you know, Chris Murphys, who are losing their spits over what happened in Venezuela, instead of saying, because Trump, Trump is bad, give us a solution.

What would you do?

I would do as much as I can to bring about peace and prosperity.

That is my operating principle.

I would not do as much as I could militarily because I think that is what gets people killed.

It's what gets us killed.