"In his second term, Trump has styled himself as "the President of peace" (accepting an invented peace prize from the world soccer organization FIFA and openly campaigning for the real one from the Nobel committee) while pursuing military action in Yemen, Iran, Nigeria, and, now, Venezuela. After the capture of Nicolás Maduro over the weekend, Trump said that the U.S. would "run" Venezuela, and stated that America is "not afraid of boots on the ground.""
"And Stephen Miller, the President's No. 1 adviser, is laying new rhetorical groundwork for an imperial seizure of Greenland. Yet, notably, Vice-President J. D. Vance appeared largely absent from the planning of the Venezuela operation and has been more measured in his support of it. In his public comments on the attack, which he posted on X, Vance "sounded faintly lawyerly and quietly anguished," and even acknowledged that there had been "a lot of criticism about oil.""
Trump's early America First stance promised reduced U.S. foreign entanglements and an end to nation-building and forever wars. In his second term he framed himself as "the President of peace" while authorizing military actions in Yemen, Iran, Nigeria, and Venezuela, and after Nicolás Maduro's capture declared the U.S. would "run" Venezuela and was "not afraid of boots on the ground." Prominent MAGA figures such as Marco Rubio and Stephen Miller are advancing hawkish policies toward Cuba and Greenland. Vice President J.D. Vance was largely absent from Venezuela planning, offered measured comments, and may be calculating his position as Trump's political heir.
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