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Nancy Pelosi

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The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Donald Trump is addicted to power; planning, not so much

So.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Donald Trump is addicted to power; planning, not so much

Shortly after the White House issued that military threat against the territory of a NATO ally, the New York Times reported that in a closed-door briefing today, Secretary of State Marco Rubio told lawmakers that Trump plans to buy Greenland.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Donald Trump is addicted to power; planning, not so much

Trump has reportedly gone as far as asking his aides to actually draft a plan for how the U.S.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Donald Trump is addicted to power; planning, not so much

could acquire the territory.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Donald Trump is addicted to power; planning, not so much

So is the plan to invade Greenland?

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Donald Trump is addicted to power; planning, not so much

Is it to buy it?

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Donald Trump is addicted to power; planning, not so much

I don't know.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Donald Trump is addicted to power; planning, not so much

Frankly, I don't know if anyone knows.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Donald Trump is addicted to power; planning, not so much

We still don't even really know what the Trump administration's plan is in Venezuela.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Donald Trump is addicted to power; planning, not so much

It's been more than three days, remember, since Trump used the U.S.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Donald Trump is addicted to power; planning, not so much

military to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Donald Trump is addicted to power; planning, not so much

But it wasn't until last night that the Trump administration started briefing Congress.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Donald Trump is addicted to power; planning, not so much

For roughly two hours last night, top Trump administration officials briefed the bipartisan group of top congressional leaders and intelligence committee chairs known as the Gang of Eight.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Donald Trump is addicted to power; planning, not so much

Now, that meeting was classified and behind closed doors.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Donald Trump is addicted to power; planning, not so much

But luckily for us, a member, a key member of the Gang of Eight who was in that meeting is joining me now.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Donald Trump is addicted to power; planning, not so much

Senator Mark Warner is the vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee and a member of the Gang of Eight.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Donald Trump is addicted to power; planning, not so much

You and I have talked about Venezuela before.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Donald Trump is addicted to power; planning, not so much

We've talked about the crazy national security policy of this administration.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Donald Trump is addicted to power; planning, not so much

And it's important to kind of wade through what's important and what's not.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Psaki: Donald Trump is addicted to power; planning, not so much

So let me just start by asking for your reaction to the White House threatening military force in Greenland or, I guess, Trump reportedly asking aides to come up with a plan for how to buy it.