"President Donald Trump rebranded the Monroe Doctrine during a Saturday midday press conference at Mar-a-Lago, delivering the remarks hours after a sudden regime change in Venezuela that resulted in the capture of President Nicolas Maduro late Friday evening into early Saturday morning. Trump addressed reporters shortly after returning to Florida, framing the developments in Venezuela as an urgent national security matter and casting the Maduro government as a direct threat to the United States."
"The president said the now-deposed Venezuelan leader had deepened ties with foreign adversaries while pursuing advanced weaponry capable of harming Americans. Furthermore, under the now deposed dictator Maduro, Venezuela was increasingly hosting foreign adversaries in our region and acquiring menacing, offensive weapons that could threaten U.S. interests and lives, Trump said. And they use those weapons. Last night. They used those weapons last night, potentially in league with the cartels operating along our border."
"The president went on to argue that the Maduro government's actions violated foundational principles of American foreign policy dating back more than two centuries. All of these actions were in gross violation of the core principles of American foreign policy, dating back more than two centuries, Trump said. And not anymore. Trump then invoked the Monroe Doctrine, the 1823 policy warning European powers against interference in the Western Hemisphere, before announcing what he portrayed as an updated version under his administration."
President Donald Trump held a midday Mar-a-Lago press conference shortly after a sudden regime change in Venezuela that led to the capture of President Nicolas Maduro. Trump framed the event as an urgent national security issue and described Maduro as a direct threat to the United States, alleging deeper ties with foreign adversaries and pursuit of advanced offensive weaponry. He claimed those weapons were used, potentially in coordination with cartels near the U.S. border, but offered no evidence. Trump declined to say whether U.S. forces or intelligence agencies had a role. He invoked and said he had superseded the Monroe Doctrine.
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