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Chris Van Hollen: “They had boots on the ground. Right. They took out the…”

Featuring: Chris Van Hollen, Democratic | U.S. Senate Maryland

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Marco Rubio, Sen. Chris Van Hollen and more | "Face the Nation" Full Broadcast - Jan. 4, 2026

Published | Video Starts at 35:15

Even though. Although it's unclear because. Well, let's put it this way, they. Both said there were boots on the ground and that there aren't. Well, they took. They had boots on the ground. Right. They took out the leader, and now they're demanding access to Venezuela's oil. That's what this has been about. I mean, Donald Trump claimed that he'd been against the war in Iraq from the beginning. That wasn't true. (35:15–35:26)

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Asserts that there were boots on the ground in Venezuela, the leader was taken out, and access to oil is demanded.

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