Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said Sunday that President Trump told him that he plans to brief members of Congress on possible military action in Latin America, including potentially shifting attacks targeting Venezuela from the sea to land.
Graham, speaking to Margaret Brennan on CBS News’s “Face the Nation,” said land strikes are “a real possibility” and that the president will brief lawmakers on the possible operations in the region when he returns from Asia later this week.
“There will be a congressional briefing about a potential expanding from the sea to the land. I support that idea, but I think [Trump] has all the authority he needs,” Graham added.
Starting in early September, the president authorized a series of strikes in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean, killing at least 43 people.
The administration has alleged, without providing public evidence, that the vessels attacked were smuggling fentanyl into the U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) told ABC News on Sunday that the administration presented evidence that there were drugs on the boats, but not fentanyl.
