Republican cashed in on Trump’s Venezuela raid while publicly cheering it on

2026-02-06 - 16:20

North Carolina Republican Senate candidate Michael Whatley was a hugely vocal supporter of President Donald Trump’s operation to capture Venezuelan authoritarian Nicolas Maduro — but it turns out he may have had a financial stake in it, Politico reported on Thursday. Whatley, an ex-energy lobbyist and Republican National Committee leader, proclaimed that the operation was