"U.S. forces invaded Venezuela on Saturday and captured Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, who were whisked to New York. The two pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking charges. Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez has been sworn in as interim president. The raid, which resulted in the deaths of at least 80 people, came after a months-long campaign of aggression against Venezuela."
"Since September, the Trump administration has bombed several boats originating from the country and seized two of its oil tankers. Trump claims the boats were carrying drugs. But on Sunday, Trump explained that he is interested in Venezuela's oil reserves. We are going to have to have big investments by the oil companies to bring back the infrastructure, he said aboard Air Force One. The oil companies are ready to go, they are going to build back the infrastructure."
"Rand Paul is disappointed by Trump's raid in Venezuela: Whenever I had misgivings, I'd always say, 'He's the best we've ever had,' much better than the Bushes who were war mad. I thought Trump was different so it disappoints me that he's under the thrall of Lindsey Graham."
U.S. forces invaded Venezuela, captured President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, and transported them to New York, where both pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking charges. Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez was sworn in as interim president. The raid killed at least 80 people and followed months of U.S. actions including bombing boats and seizing two Venezuelan oil tankers. The U.S. administration claimed the boats carried drugs while President Trump expressed interest in Venezuela's oil reserves and the need for oil companies to rebuild infrastructure. Senator Rand Paul criticized the invasion and accused Trump of yielding to Senator Lindsey Graham.
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