Speaker Johnson Says He Doesn’t Expect US Troop Deployment in Venezuela

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said a recent briefing on Venezuela to both parties of Congress posed more questions than it answered.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks to the media as he arrives for a bicameral congressional leadership briefing with administration officials at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, on Jan. 5, 2026. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Jan. 6 that he does not expect the U.S. military to send troops into Venezuela following an operation over the weekend that led to the capture and arrest of its former leader, Nicolás Maduro.

“This is not a regime change. This is a demand for change of behavior by a regime. The interim government is stood up now, and we are hopeful that they will be able to correct their action,” Johnson told reporters following the closed-door session at the Capitol.