{"id":2519008,"date":"2025-12-09T03:12:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T08:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-administration-to-hold-meeting-with-gang-of-eight\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T03:14:01","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T08:14:01","slug":"trump-administration-to-hold-meeting-with-gang-of-eight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-administration-to-hold-meeting-with-gang-of-eight\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump administration to hold meeting with &#8216;Gang of Eight&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-administration-to-hold-meeting-with-gang-of-eight%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2519008&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Trump governance is scheduled to hold a private meeting with the congressional &#8220;gang of Eight,&#8221; a group composed of both majority and minority leaders from the House and Senate, including key intelligence commitee members. This briefing comes at a critical point during President donald Trump&#8217;s first year, shortly after releasing the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >national security strategy<\/a> and amid rising tensions with Venezuela. Key officials,including Secretary of War Pete Hegseth,Secretary of state Marco Rubio,and Joint Chiefs Chairman General Dan Caine,will discuss classified topics such as recent U.S. military strikes on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-looks-to-pivot-to-land-drug-trafficking-after-deadly-boat-strikes\/\" title=\"Trump looks to pivot to land drug trafficking after deadly boat strikes\">suspected drug trafficking boats<\/a> and potential operations involving Venezuela&#8217;s government under Nicol\u00e1s Maduro. The meeting is also linked to ongoing controversy over the administration&#8217;s &#8220;double-tap&#8221; strike tactics. Additionally, separate discussions are expected between Senator Roger Wicker and admiral Alvin Holsey, the recently resigned commander of U.S. Southern command, whose departure was reportedly due to policy disputes within the administration.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump administration to hold meeting with &lsquo;Gang of Eight&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2427160\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\">Trump administration<\/a> is set to hold a private meeting with congressional leaders known as the &ldquo;Gang of Eight.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The briefing comes at a crucial time in President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> first year, just days after the administration released its national security strategy, and as geopolitical tensions escalate between the United States and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/venezuela\/\">Venezuela<\/a>. The &ldquo;Gang of Eight&rdquo; refers to the majority and minority leaders in the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Speaker of the House and the House Minority leader, and the chairs and ranking members of the House and Senate intelligence committees. The meeting is <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/hegseth-national-security-leaders-brief-gang-8-lawmakers\/story?id=128228703\">scheduled<\/a> for Tuesday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3911510\/honduras-international-arrest-warrant-hernandez\/\">Honduran AG issues international arrest warrant for Trump-pardoned former president<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3911430\/trump-nvidia-chips-china-mexico-tariffs-water\/\">Trump OKs sale of Nvidia AI chips to China and threatens Mexico with 5% tariff pending water release<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3911442\/john-thune-obamacare-subsidies-democratic-bill\/\">Thune eyes possibility of &#8216;serious&#8217; Obamacare talks once Democratic bill fails<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine will discuss a variety of topics with the lawmakers, according to ABC News. Included in the classified briefings are expected discussions about U.S. military strikes on suspected drug cartels in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean, and potential operations against Venezuela and the regime of its president, Nicolas Maduro, according to various <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/politics\/live-news\/trump-administration-hegseth-boat-strikes-12-08-25\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3394215\/us-deal-mexico-water-treaty-texas-farmers\/\">US REACHES DEAL WITH MEXICO TO SECURE MORE WATER FOR TEXAS FARMERS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the meeting comes as the Trump administration is mired in the so-called &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rand-paul-says-hegseth-is-either-lying-about-boat-strike-or-incompetent\/\" title=\"Rand Paul says ... is either \u2018lying\u2019 about boat strike or \u2018incompetent\u2019\">double-tap&#038;rdquo<\/a>; controversy stemming from Sept. 2 military strikes against a suspected drug-trafficking boat from Venezuela.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, on Tuesday, Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS), chairman of the Armed Services Committee, is expected to separately meet with Admiral Alvin Holsey, according to ABC News. Halsey was previously the commander of the U.S. Southern Command, starting his position in November 2024, before unexpectedly announcing his <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/politics\/live-news\/trump-administration-hegseth-boat-strikes-12-08-25\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">resignation<\/a> in October 2025 due to reported policy disagreements with Hegseth, less than a year in the position. Typically, commanders of Southern Command serve a three-year <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/nomination\/118th-congress\/1996\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">term<\/a>. Holsey had served in the Navy since 1988.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump admin to meet privately with &#8216;Gang of Eight&#8217; leaders<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2519009,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25338032523743.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[57778,3634,32640],"class_list":["post-2519008","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-gang-of-eight","tag-trump","tag-trump-administration"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25338032523743.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2519008","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2519008"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2519008\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2519012,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2519008\/revisions\/2519012"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2519009"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2519008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2519008"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2519008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}