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Marco Rubio: “We want drug trafficking to stop. We want no more gang…”

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

Published | Video Starts at 10:06

We are going to our objectives when it comes to how Venezuela impacts. The national interests of the United States have not changed. And we want those addressed. We want drug trafficking to stop. We want no more gang members to come our way. We don't want to see the Iranian and by the way, Cuban presence in the past. We want the oil industry in that country not to go to the benefit of pirates and adversaries of the United States, but for the benefit of the people. (10:06–10:14)

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Asserts the U.S. objectives regarding Venezuela include stopping drug trafficking and reducing Iranian and Cuban influence.

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