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Joy, tears and chants of "freedom" as Venezuelans - Bravo President Trump and his decisive actions

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Which is it that that “nope” is ”disagreeing with”?
1. Trump does not get along with moral absolutists
2. Trump gets along with moral absolutists with whom he agrees

It is big business making it all possible, Trump has to get along with them, as he does. Moral absolutes are irrelevant to Trump.
 
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It is big business making it all possible, Trump has to get along with them, as he does. Moral absolutes are irrelevant to Trump.
Morality (in general) is outside Trump’s ken.
 
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...nearly two months later. Are the Venezuelans still celebrating?
There has been an amnesty of political prisoners. It's a little thing, but not really closer to democracy. Just a new oppressive regime freeing their prisons from the enemies of the last one so they have room for new prisoners, if need be.
 
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Word is Cuba is the next distraction...err target of Trump's "foreign policy" or "remote regime change." If that happens, Marco Rubio's dreams will be fulfilled and Venezuela will be forgotten.
 
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Word is Cuba is the next distraction...err target of Trump's "foreign policy" ofr"remote regime change." If that happens, Marco Rubio's dreams will be fulfilled and Venezuela will be forgotten.

Two front wars are easy.
 
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AP obtains documents showing Venezuelan leader Delcy Rodríguez has been on DEA’s radar for years

In fact, Rodríguez has been on the radar of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration for years and in 2022 was even labeled a “priority target,” a designation DEA reserves for suspects believed to have a “significant impact” on the drug trade, according to records obtained by The Associated Press and more than a half dozen current and former U.S. law enforcement officials.

AP Exclusive: Trump administration tells prosecutors to stand down on Venezuela leader, sources say

In recent months, the U.S. has lifted sanctions against Rodríguez and recognized her as Venezuela’s sole head of state, allowing her to re-establish ties with western banks and more freely work with U.S. investors seeking to tap into the world’s largest petroleum reserves.

Venezuela has always been narco-allies.
 
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...say, when are the elections?
Still, it is unclear when Venezuela will hold a presidential election.

U.S. President Donald Trump and senior administration officials have praised Maduro's successor, acting President Delcy Rodríguez, who has thrown open Venezuela's oil industry to U.S. investment at a time of surging oil prices tied to the war in Iran.

The Trump administration has also dampened talk of elections, which are required by Venezuela's constitution within 30 days of the president becoming "permanently unavailable."

Who needs elections?
 
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Still, it is unclear when Venezuela will hold a presidential election.

U.S. President Donald Trump and senior administration officials have praised Maduro's successor, acting President Delcy Rodríguez, who has thrown open Venezuela's oil industry to U.S. investment at a time of surging oil prices tied to the war in Iran.

The Trump administration has also dampened talk of elections, which are required by Venezuela's constitution within 30 days of the president becoming "permanently unavailable."

Who needs elections?
Why change the boss when you have a good thing going with the current one?
 
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I would love to hear from the MAGA hats how in the world this is America first?
I've explained before: The only thing MAGA ultimately cares about is the culture war. Trump can do anything else he wants.
 
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I've explained before: The only thing MAGA ultimately cares about is the culture war. Trump can do anything else he wants.
There are limits even for many MAGA: raising prices with arbitrary taxes on imported goods, starting wars that send gas prices screaming upward, or not delivering on the big-democrat pedophile conspiracies has damaged his standings (or even cost support) from some MAGA. (Not as many as it should, but certainly some.)
 
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There are limits even for many MAGA: raising prices with arbitrary taxes on imported goods, starting wars that send gas prices screaming upward, or not delivering on the big-democrat pedophile conspiracies has damaged his standings (or even cost support) from some MAGA. (Not as many as it should, but certainly some.)
No, there is no limit for MAGA because the culture war is an existential concern for them.
 
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No, there is no limit for MAGA because the culture war is an existential concern for them.
It's clear that some are more MAGA than others.
 
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