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Trump Says U.S. Needs ‘Total Access’ to Venezuela
President Trump said the U.S. needs “total access” to Venezuela as questions mount about the country’s leadership following the capture of President Nicolás Maduro, Bloomberg reports. Said Trump: “We need…
Trump Threatens Colombia’s ‘Sick’ President
President Trump issued a not-so-thinly-veiled threat to Colombian President Gustavo Petro that he will be the next Latin American leader ousted by the U.S. military, Mediaite reports. Said Trump: “Colombia…
Elon Musk Dines at Mar-a-Lago
President Trump and Elon Musk have made up, with the billionaire saying he had a “lovely dinner” with the president and First Lady last night. Save to Favorites
U.S. Plan to ‘Run’ Venezuela Clouded in Confusion
“The Trump administration’s bold operation to capture strongman Nicolás Maduro from his home in Venezuela was a startling tactical success,” the Washington Post reports. “But as the smoke clears in…
MAGA Media Goes to War
Status: “Despite the knee-jerk reaction by many in the MAGA media ecosystem to support Trump without reservation, the news served as a litmus test, forcing some of the movement’s biggest…
Trump Told to Stop Threats About Greenland
“The leaders of Greenland and Denmark called on President Trump to stop threatening to take over the resources-rich autonomous territory that’s part of the Danish kingdom,” Axios reports. “The calls…
Ousting Maduro Was the Result of a Perfect Storm
Wall Street Journal: “In late December, the president decided in favor of military action, fed up with repeated efforts to persuade Maduro to leave office in exchange for amnesty for…
A New Trump Game Plan Takes Shape
“The U.S. raid that snatched Venezuela’s president capped a month of aggressive military action by President Trump that also included targeting alleged extremists in northern Nigeria, attacking Islamic State militants…
Trump’s Goal Is to Dominate the Americas
New York Times: “In the 30 years before the current Trump administration, U.S. foreign policy in Latin America had largely focused on supporting democracy and free trade.” “Mr. Trump has…
Push for Regime Change Threatens New MAGA Rift
“President Trump seized control of the Republican Party on an anti-interventionist ‘America First’ platform that has cleaved the G.O.P. from its Bush-era foreign policy that led to years of messy…
Trump Bets on Intimidation for Venezuela
“After removing President Nicolas Maduro from power, the Trump administration is gambling that it can intimidate the Venezuelan leader’s inner circle into toeing the U.S. line with threats of further…
‘We Do Need Greenland’
President Trump reaffirmed to The Atlantic that Venezuela may not be the last country subject to American intervention: “We do need Greenland, absolutely.” Save to Favorites
Trump Threatens Venezuela’s New Leader
President Trump issued a not-so-veiled threat against the new Venezuelan leader, Delcy Rodríguez, saying that “if she doesn’t do what’s right, she is going to pay a very big price,…
Trump Mulls Regime Change in Cuba Next
President Trump said his administration will likely discuss the situation in Cuba, which he described as a “failing” nation, the Miami Herald reports. Said Trump: “I think Cuba is going…
Secret Meetings Point to Inside Job to Oust Maduro
The Telegraph: “In a meeting room in Doha, some 7,500 miles from Caracas, officials were busy discussing the future of Venezuela without Nicolás Maduro, its dictator.” “A senior member of…
Venezuela Military Says U.S. Killed Maduro’s Guards
Venezuela’s military accused U.S. forces of killing members of President Nicolás Maduro’s security detail “in cold blood” before seizing the embattled leader and his wife in a pre-dawn raid in…
A War No One Wants
A CBS News poll last month found that 70% of Americans oppose U.S. military action in Venezuela and that only 13% believe the country is a major threat to the…
Why Is Trump Bragging About Passing a Cognitive Test?
President Trump is once again bragging that he “aced” a cognitive test — for the third straight time, no less. Which, of course, raises a more important question: why is…
Trump Advisers Consulted X During Venezuela Attack
President Trump “posted pictures of his braintrust orchestrating the capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro inside a Mar-a-Lago war room — and many social media users noticed something in the…
Greene Slams Trump’s Actions in Venezuela
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) said that the Trump administration’s capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife “doesn’t serve the American people,” The Wrap reports. Said Greeme: “We…
