US House Speaker to Show Lawmakers Classified Video of Venezuela Military Action

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson will meet privately with top defense and foreign policy officials. The meetings are about a classified video related to a military strike in Venezuela. Johnson said he will meet with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio "individually." He plans to view the video with them. After seeing the video, Speaker Johnson will decide if other members of Congress should also see it. He said he wants to follow the rules for handling classified information carefully. The video is reported to show a U.S. military operation against Venezuelan naval forces. The incident happened last year. Details remain secret because the video is classified.