Inside the MAGA Divide Over Trump's Venezuela Gambit

Doubt is plaguing Trump’s Venezuela game

Donald Trump reportedly had a surprise phone conversation with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro last week. Days later, the U.S. State Department formally designated Venezuela’s Cartel de los Soles a foreign terrorist organization and, furthermore, declared that Maduro is the head of that foreign terrorist organization.Therefore, since the Cartel de los Soles is “responsible for terrorist violence throughout our hemisphere as well as for traff…

Inside the MAGA Divide Over Trump's Venezuela Gambit

Welcome to Trump World: What Exactly Is Trump’s Plan for Venezuela?

What, exactly, is the endgame in Venezuela? Trump has deployed a full naval armada across the Caribbean, expanded operational footprints on multiple island states, and publicly celebrated the destruction of suspected drug-running boats. According to the administration’s own summaries, more…

Doubt is Plaguing Trump’s Venezuela Game

By Ted Snider* – Responsible Statecraft Between the public, his own intel agencies, and international partners, the admin has a lot more convincing to do. Donald Trump reportedly had a surprise phone conversation with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro last week. Days later, the U.S. State Department formally designated Venezuela’s Cartel de los Soles a foreign terrorist organization and, furthermore, declared that Maduro is the head of that fo…