I'm also meeting with oil companies. Let's go. You know what that's about. We've got a lot of oil to drill, which is going to bring down oil prices even further.

I was President Trump saying he's going to meet with U.S. oil companies as he seeks their investment in Venezuela after ousting that country's leader. The question is, if these companies make significant commitments,

would it actually bring down oil prices? And how quickly? It comes as the Trump administration

continues to ramp up its rhetoric on taking over Greenland, prompting a strong rebuttal from several

European leaders. The question is, are these just empty threats from the administration or something more?

Also ahead, we're going to dig into what could be a tough road ahead for Speaker Mike Johnson

and House Republicans leading up to this year's midterms,

as the party's slim majority just got even thinner.

The question is, will the speaker be able to pass major priorities in the coming

months? It's way too early for this.

Good morning. Welcome to way too early, the show that's quickly brushing up on what it

knows about the world's biggest island.

A lot of quick brushing up lately. Malley Vitale on this Wednesday, January 7th, and we'll start with the news.

This morning on Capitol Hill, top administration officials are set to brief the full House and Senate on Venezuela.

It comes as lawmakers from both parties are raising questions about what comes next here

after the capture of Venezuela's former leader.

And President Trump's repeated vow to run the South American country.

Ahead of today's briefing, the president took to social media to announce that Venezuela

will start turning over some of its oil production to the United States.

According to the president, Venezuela

will provide 30 to 50 million barrels of oil to the U.S. Trump says it will be sold at market price,

and the proceeds will be controlled by himself, to quote, benefit the people of both countries.

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