"Donald Trump, the "America First" candidate and president, has turned out to be rather hawkish. In less than 12 months in office this second time around, he's conducted strikes in seven countries — Iran, Nigeria, Yemen, Iraq, Syria, Somalia and, this weekend, oversaw a daring middle-of-the-night raid in Venezuela. U.S. forces captured the country's president, Nicolas Maduro, and his wife, sending them to New York to stand trial for drug trafficking."
""Well, we're gonna be running it with a group," Trump said, "and we're gonna make sure it's run properly." He noted that "people that are standing right behind me" are going to run it. That included Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Rubio on Sunday tried to walk that back some, describing what the U.S. is doing as a "quarantine," meant to effect "policy.""
The U.S. launched an audacious, unexpected military operation that resulted in the capture of Venezuela's president, Nicolas Maduro, and his wife, who were sent to New York for drug-trafficking charges. The action marked a hawkish turn by President Donald Trump, who campaigned against intervention but has authorized strikes in seven countries within a year. Trump stated the United States will "run" Venezuela until a suitable leader is found and identified U.S. officials to oversee the process. Senior officials offered differing characterizations, with one calling the action a "quarantine" aimed at influencing policy. Justifications for removing Maduro have shifted, drawing comparisons to the lead-up to the Iraq invasion.
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