"The oil-producing South American country may be in political and economic turmoil, but it is now being held over a barrel Donald Trump is losing allies in surprising places. Rand Paul, a proudly libertarian Republican who gave Trump an enthusiastic endorsement months into his second presidency, condemned the bombing of Venezuela and the arrest of Nicolas Maduro as "the gunboat diplomacy of the 19th century". For Paul and others, Trump had once represented a retreat from costly foreign military interventions and external political interference."
"Rand Paul, a proudly libertarian Republican who gave Trump an enthusiastic endorsement months into his second presidency, condemned the bombing of Venezuela and the arrest of Nicolas Maduro as "the gunboat diplomacy of the 19th century"."
Venezuela, an oil-producing South American country, faces political and economic turmoil and is being held under intense external pressure. Donald Trump is losing allies over recent actions. Rand Paul, a proudly libertarian Republican who had given Trump an enthusiastic endorsement months into his second presidency, condemned the bombing of Venezuela and the arrest of Nicolas Maduro as "the gunboat diplomacy of the 19th century". For Paul and others, Trump had once represented a retreat from costly foreign military interventions and external political interference. Those allies view recent measures as a return to interventionist policies that contradict earlier positions.
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