Domestically, this may prove Trump's biggest blunder. How will MAGA isolationists take his plans to occupy Venezuela? A cowardly Congress refused to pass a law that would have prevented this intervention, but if Venezuela's new leader refuses to play ball, will they support a bloodbath? 1/3
Voters who thought they were getting the anti-inflation, America First president now see as dramatically as possible that they got a Mafia boss who is willing to shed American blood to extract foreign oil. 2/3
Jan 3, 2026 23:50The likeliest scenario is that Venezuela's new leadership tells Trump what he wants to hear on the phone and then acts differently, and he allows it to happen - because otherwise, he's committed to a disaster. 3/3