US EditionThe Trump Doctrine in Venezuela
President Trump confirmed the military capture of Nicolás Maduro to restore access for major U.S. oil firms and asserted U.S. control over Venezuela’s energy infrastructure.
- On Saturday, President Donald Trump held a lengthy press conference detailing the U.S. military's capture of Nicolás Maduro and naming Rubio, Hegseth, and Gen. Dan Caine to run Venezuela.
- Recently, President Donald Trump and aides framed months-long pressure as a war on `narco-terrorism` and reasserted U.S. dominance with the `Trump corollary` to the Monroe Doctrine.
- U.S. military sources say the operation used a complex military and intelligence effort with `boots on the ground` and a U.S. aircraft carrier offshore, capturing Nicolás Maduro and his wife who were indicted by the U.S. Attorney in New York.
- The president announced plans for U.S. oil companies and troops, saying the U.S. will `run the country` until a safe transition and troops may enforce Big Oil's rule.
- The country's remaining institutions suggest Venezuela hosts more than 20,000 Cubans and Maduro-loyal military officers, prompting possible responses from Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and anti-regime activists in Iran.
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The Trump Doctrine in Venezuela
The US military operation to arrest Nicolás Maduro underscores President Donald Trump’s view of the Western Hemisphere as a region where US interests take precedence. Russia and China will welcome this as a sign that Trump shares their vision of a world divided into spheres of influence.
Trump’s Venezuela Move Pushes the Limits of ‘America First’
President Donald Trump on Saturday demonstrated how expansively he is willing to exert U.S. power abroad, removing a foreign leader who had not threatened military force against America and declaring that Washington could assume long-term control in Venezuela.
It was a "brilliant" military operation, says US President Trump. But how can the attack on Venezuela and the capture of President Maduro be assessed under international law? By Christoph Kehlbach.
Associated Press News
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Latin America showed Saturday its strong political division by reacting in a very disparate way to the attack launched by the United States against Venezuela in which President Nicolás Maduro was captured.
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