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Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Sen. Tom Cotton, Rep. Jim Himes, Sen. Chris Van Hollen

Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan

CBS News

News, Politics

3.51.1K Ratings

🗓️ 4 January 2026

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

The Trump administration stages a dramatic, top-secret mission in Venezuela and captures its leader, dictator Nicolas Maduro, but what's the U.S. role going forward? We'll talk to Secretary of State Marco Rubio. We'll also hear from Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Tom Cotton and the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, Congressman Jim Himes. Plus, Maryland Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen will also join us.

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I'm Margaret Brennan, and this week on Face the Nation, the Trump administration stages

0:05.7

a dramatic, top secret mission in Venezuela and captures its leader, dictator Nicholas Maduro.

0:12.7

But what's the U.S. role going forward?

0:15.5

We'll talk to Secretary of State, Marco Rubia.

0:19.5

Nicholas Maduro is now in a Brooklyn jail,

0:22.6

facing drug trafficking charges after being captured by the Army's elite U.S. Delta Force

0:28.6

as part of a massive U.S. military operation early Saturday

0:32.6

that reportedly killed at least 40 Venezuelans.

0:35.6

And it was an assault like people have not seen since World War II.

0:41.3

No nation in the world could achieve what America achieved yesterday or frankly in just a short period of time.

0:50.3

The mission was months in the planning, but executed in just under three hours.

0:55.0

What's next will take much longer as questions about the legality and justification of the strikes continue,

1:02.0

as well as how and who will rule Venezuela going forward.

1:07.0

We're going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper, and judicious transition.

1:15.4

In addition to Secretary of State Rubio, we'll also hear from Senate Intelligence Committee

1:19.7

Chair Tom Gottin and the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, Congressman Jim

1:25.2

Heimes. Plus, Maryland Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen will also be here.

1:30.3

It's all just ahead to face the nation.

1:51.0

Americans woke up yesterday to the shocking news that the U.S. had staged a massive air attack on the capital of Venezuela and captured Nicholas Maduro. Today we'll explore

2:03.3

questions about what it means for the U.S. and why it's such a seismic development.

2:09.9

We begin today with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who joins us this morning from Miami.

2:15.2

Good morning to you, Mr. Secretary.

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