Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela's president, during a press conference at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, July 31, 2024. (Gaby Oraa/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Rep. Barry Moore, R-Ala., who agrees with Baumgardner, also framed his stance as a matter of national security.
"If you look at who Maduro is tied to, he’s tied to Iran, China and Russia. Those are not our friends. We know they’re not going to do anything to help us. I think President Trump understands there’s an opportunity here," Moore said.
But not all Republicans agree with Moore and Baumgardner.
"Looking back at our history, it isn’t something that hasn’t played out," Rep. Blake Moore, R-Utah, said. "Peace through strength and strong deterrents against a horrific regime is the best approach, but going in and making it happen on our own? We’re still dealing with the effects of Iran, right?"
Moore, who serves as the House GOP Conference vice chair, said he hopes Venezuela manages to enact political change but expressed pessimism in the current environment.
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U.S. conducts second military strike against Venezuelan narco-terrorists. (Trump/Truth Social)
Burlison hopes that the country could self-correct and said that the U.S. does have a role in destroying the influence of bad actors in the country, like drug smugglers.
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"We need to cut off the power from these drug cartels, seize the drugs, do what we can to reduce their power and then [Venezuela] will probably have a natural regime change because you will remove a lot of the corrupt actors that are propping up a politically corrupt system," he said.
Leo Briceno is a politics reporter for the congressional team at Fox News Digital. He was previously a reporter with World Magazine.
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