"Last week, Donald Trump ordered a military operation in Venezuela that included a series of air strikes in Caracas and the seizure of Nicolás Maduro, the country's President, and his wife. The couple were then brought to New York City to face drug-trafficking and other charges. (They have pleaded not guilty.) The operation, which killed more than seventy people, has been followed by vows from President Trump to take Venezuela's oil-something that he said the new Venezuelan government would facilitate."
"Democrats have largely condemned Trump's actions in Venezuela, but Republican support has been strong, even among some so-called Never Trump Republicans, including the former congressman Adam Kinzinger, who backed Kamala Harris in the 2024 Presidential election. But there's bipartisan concern, shared by American allies abroad, about Trump's escalating threats to Greenland, which is part of Denmark, and which Trump and the White House have repeatedly said should be taken by the United States."
Donald Trump ordered a military operation in Venezuela that included air strikes in Caracas and the seizure of Nicolás Maduro and his wife, who were flown to New York City to face drug‑trafficking and other charges and have pleaded not guilty. The operation killed more than seventy people and was followed by Trump's vows to take Venezuela's oil, which he claimed a new Venezuelan government would facilitate. Delcy Rodríguez, Maduro's vice‑president turned interim leader, contradicted Trump's claim but remains favored by the American government. Democrats largely condemned the action, while many Republicans supported it; allies expressed concern about escalating threats such as those to Greenland. Matthew Kroenig, a Georgetown professor and Atlantic Council senior director who has advised Romney and Rubio and served in the Pentagon, wrote an op‑ed titled "Trump Was Right to Oust Maduro."
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