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GOP Sen. Sheehy tells CNN the U.S. ‘absolutely’ owns what happens next in Venezuela

Dana Bash

By Dana Bash, CNN

Published 1:59 PM EST, Wed January 7, 2026

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GOP Sen. Sheehy tells CNN the U.S. 'absolutely' owns what happens next in Venezuela

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CNN's Dana Bash talks to Montana Sen. Tim Sheehy after senators received a classified briefing from top Trump administration officials about military actions in Venezuela. A former Navy SEAL, Sheehy told Bash the U.S. owns what comes next for Venezuela after capturing its leader, but said the operation was not regime change. "We absolutely do," he said, adding "the intent is to put guardrails around this regime" and "eventually hold elections in the relatively near future."

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