Source: Eunomia
by Daniel Larison
“Regime change in Venezuela has been one of Trump’s few fairly consistent policies since his first term. He sought regime change in 2019 and backed Guaido through the end of the term. Almost as soon as he was back in office, Trump had Venezuela in his sights again. Once he had picked Rubio to be his Secretary of State, the writing was on the wall. It was practically guaranteed that he would be pursuing regime change in Caracas again, and that is what we are seeing unfold right now. … Perhaps the most straightforward explanation is that Trump is a crude throwback imperialist. Overthrowing the government of a much weaker country so that the U.S. can exploit that country’s resources is what he thinks the U.S. should have always been doing.” (11/25/25)
https://daniellarison.substack.com/p/venezuela-and-trumps-throwback-imperialism