Senator Jeanne Shaheen on Iran, Venezuela and Greenland | The Mishal Husain Show

Jeanne Shaheen is the most senior Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. She talks to Mishal Husain about Iran, Venezuela, Greenland and reassuring America’s traditional allies.

What is Donald Trump’s plan for Venezuela? Does he have one? Will he go beyond threats in supporting the uprising in Iran or invading Greenland?

Jeanne Shaheen has been in the US Senate since 2009 and is now the most senior Democrat on the Foreign Relations Committee. Her position has given her access to information most lawmakers don’t have. She’s also known as someone prepared to work with Republicans. Indeed, she was one of the eight Democrats who joined the GOP to end last year’s government shutdown over healthcare subsidies that have since been allowed to expire.
In this conversation with Mishal Husain, Shaheen talks about how she’s hoping to reassure traditional American allies shaken by Trump’s attacks and threats as part of a Congressional delegation to Denmark this week. Closer to home, she discusses healthcare, the cost of living and the future of the Democratic party ahead of the midterms.

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00:00 Introducing Senator Jeanne Shaheen
02:05 US operation in Venezuela
04:30 Military action on Greenland?
05:44 Has Trump already damaged NATO?
07:50 Is Trump emboldened?
10:21 Maduro replaced by another “repressive dictator”
12:16 Trump and Iran
15:21 Bipartisanship in a polarized era
17:28 Trump’s “illegal use of executive power”
20:21 The future of the Democratic party
25:16 Healthcare and the shutdown
27:44 Policy differences with her daughter
30:07 Life after the Senate
32:31 Optimism for the future?