If you had to sum up operation to absolute resolve, would you say that it was about oil or it was about regime change?

It's about peace on earth.

How is a peace on earth?

Peace on earth.

We've got to have peace. It's our hemisphere.

The Monroe Doctrine was very important when it was done and other presidents, a lot of them.

They lost sight of it.

I didn't.

I didn't lose it.

But it really is its peace on Earth.

Was President Trump last night on Air Force One, weighing in on the future of Venezuela and the

brazen operation to capture President Nicholas Maduro?

The question is, what's the administration's endgame here?

And Trump appears to be testing the limits of his executive power after taking military action

in Venezuela without alerting Congress.

Democrats are criticizing the move, but the question is, where do Republicans stand?

And then there's the issue of how this is playing out on the world stage.

Could Russia and China see this as an excuse to push their own ambitions?

It's way too early for this.

Good morning and welcome to way too early, the show that wishes you a belated happy new year.

I'm Ali Vitale on this Monday, January 5th of 26, and the year is starting with a lot of news.

This afternoon, ousted Venezuelan leader Nicholas Maduro and his wife, Celia Flores, will make their first appearance in Manhattan federal court facing drugs and weapons charges.

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