A dramatic U.S. military operation in Venezuela, capturing President Nicolás Maduro on Saturday, has drawn sharply different reactions from neighboring Republican members of Congress, with U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Ooltewah, calling the operation brilliant while U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Rome, Ga., voiced skepticism.
In posts on X, Fleischmann deemed the operation decisive and strong, in addition to brilliant, while Greene questioned the actions and foreign spending in a post to X.
President Donald Trump said the U.S. plans to run the country temporarily and tap into oil reserves, The Associated Press reported.
Fleischmann commended Trump on fighting a “narco-terrorist criminal regime in Venezuela,” deeming the operation “one of the most precise and bold actions undertaken by our phenomenal military servicemen and servicewomen.”