"Wiles, in a piece published Dec. 16 by Vanity Fair, was questioned by writer Chris Whipple about the strikes on suspected Venezuelan narco-boats. Wiles defended those strikes. I'm saying that this is a war on drugs, Wiles told Whipple. [It's] unlike another one that we've seen. But that's what this is. Obviously it's a war declared only by the president and without any congressional approval, Whipple replied."
"Obviously it's a war declared only by the president and without any congressional approval, Whipple replied. Don't need it yet, Wiles responded. But yet was the operative word in that sentence as the chief of staff went on to make clear that if Trump sought to launch a land strike on Venezuela, he would have to first get a green light from Congress."
President Donald Trump ordered strikes on Venezuela's suspected narco-boats, culminating in a strike that captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles defended the maritime strikes as part of a war on drugs and indicated that such actions did not yet require congressional approval. Wiles asserted that any land assault on Venezuela would constitute war and would require congressional authorization. The administration did not seek congressional approval before launching the strike that led to Maduro's capture. Commentators and public figures noted the contrast between Wiles's statement about land operations and the administration's unilateral military action.
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