I've been convinced - maybe oil is still king - that oil is not what we're after in Venezuela. I know it's not regime change. It's obviously not drugs. Charlotte Clymer's Substack mentioned about a possibility that Maduro wanted out and this was a cover. But I think it's a smokescreen for the Epstein files; something for Trump's fan Maria Machado, who gushed over Trump and was trying to get rid of Maduro. But mostly I think it is because Trump is a sadist; he likes violence and enjoys watching it, like he did for J6, and it's why Trump is a sexual abuser, which is also about power. But, maybe it's about oil.
The political damage from the Epstein files has already been done. Those who already understood that Trump was a horrible person knew he was in the files. Some of those who refused to believe it now see it, and the rest will never let themselves.
A bigger hit to Trump's approval rating is inflation and how tough the economy is on the middle and working classes. I don't doubt that the timing of this assault was intended to pull focus away from Trump's failures, but the reason for doing it at all is because of the oil.
There's no out for Maduro here. Trump needs to show he is tough after so many losses in the courts. Pam Bondi needs results, which is why they want to say this is all about drugs.
I've been convinced - maybe oil is still king - that oil is not what we're after in Venezuela. I know it's not regime change. It's obviously not drugs. Charlotte Clymer's Substack mentioned about a possibility that Maduro wanted out and this was a cover. But I think it's a smokescreen for the Epstein files; something for Trump's fan Maria Machado, who gushed over Trump and was trying to get rid of Maduro. But mostly I think it is because Trump is a sadist; he likes violence and enjoys watching it, like he did for J6, and it's why Trump is a sexual abuser, which is also about power. But, maybe it's about oil.
The political damage from the Epstein files has already been done. Those who already understood that Trump was a horrible person knew he was in the files. Some of those who refused to believe it now see it, and the rest will never let themselves.
A bigger hit to Trump's approval rating is inflation and how tough the economy is on the middle and working classes. I don't doubt that the timing of this assault was intended to pull focus away from Trump's failures, but the reason for doing it at all is because of the oil.
There's no out for Maduro here. Trump needs to show he is tough after so many losses in the courts. Pam Bondi needs results, which is why they want to say this is all about drugs.