Trump, Maduro and Venezuela
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The president of Venezuela was taken by American forces and transported to the U.S. Saturday to face federal drug charges.
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JD Vance skips Trump’s Venezuela spotlight, but aide says he was ‘deeply involved’ behind the scenes
JD Vance was absent from Trump's briefing on the capture of Maduro due to security concerns. The Venezuelan leader was taken into U.S. custody in a major operation.
An emboldened President Donald Trump declared Sunday night that the US is “in charge” of Venezuela after detaining President Nicolas Maduro in a military raid over the weekend, as he issued stark warnings to other countries that they could be next.
Removing a leader and pledging to rebuild a country represents a major shift in Trump's America First vision, writes Anthony Zurcher.
Why did Trump attack Venezuela? His press conference made his true motivations shockingly clear. It was jaw dropping TV. Or it should have been.
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The Wildest Things Trump Said About the Venezuela Attack
From declaring “Nobody can stop us” to coining the term “Donroe Document,” Trump’s remarks on the attack were staggeringly dumb and brazen.
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Trump says he’s dropping push for National Guard in Chicago, LA and Portland, Oregon, for now
President Donald Trump says he’s dropping — for now — his push to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon.
In remarks following the early morning capture of Venezuela's leader and his wife, Trump referred to a nearly 200-year-old foreign policy doctrine.
Trump said following the strikes that the United States would be "making the decision" about who should lead Venezuela next.