Carolina QuotesWe live in a world in which you can talk all you want about international niceties and everything else, but we live in a world, in the real world, Jake, that is governed by strength, that is governed by force, that is governed by power. These are the iron laws of the world that have existed since the beginning of time. ... [W]e are in charge because we have the United States military stationed outside the country. We set the terms and conditions. We have a complete embargo on all of their oil and their ability to do commerce.
Stephen Miller Connected to the Carolinas
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Remarks on US strikes in Venezuela
- work
- The Lead with Jake Tapper (5 January 2026)
- year
- 2026
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