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Jim Himes: “There's no national security expert saying that Venezuela…”

Featuring: Jim Himes, Democratic | U.S. House Connecticut, 4th Congressional District

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

Published | Video Starts at 42:47

Russia and China just learned that all you need to do if you want to go into Estonia is to say that the leader of Estonia is a bad person. You don't even need to make a particularly good case. Look, There's no national security expert saying that Venezuela was a mortal threat to the United States three weeks ago. So what China and Russia just learned is that the beacon of liberty and rule of law in the world has now greenlighted snatch and grab operations in Estonia, in Taiwan, wherever Xi and Putin decide they want to go next. (42:47–42:53)

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Asserts that no national security expert claimed Venezuela was a mortal threat to the U.S. recently.

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