Trump Cancels ‘Previously Expected Second Wave of Attacks’ on Venezuela
“The U.S.A. and Venezuela are working well together, especially as it pertains to rebuilding, in a much bigger, better, and more modern form, their oil and gas infrastructure.”
President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social at 3:19 AM (does this man ever sleep?) that he canceled a second wave of attacks on Venezuela.
Venezuela is releasing large numbers of political prisoners as a sign of “Seeking Peace.” This is a very important and smart gesture. The U.S.A. and Venezuela are working well together, especially as it pertains to rebuilding, in a much bigger, better, and more modern form, their oil and gas infrastructure. Because of this cooperation, I have cancelled the previously expected second Wave of Attacks, which looks like it will not be needed, however, all ships will stay in place for safety and security purposes. At least 100 Billion Dollars will be invested by BIG OIL, all of whom I will be meeting with today at The White House. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DJT
Trump previously floated a second attack during a press conference about the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
The president said the second attack would be “much larger.”
On Thursday, The Associated Press reported that Venezuela released numerous opposition figures, journalists, and activists at the request of the US:
Among those released was Biagio Pilieri, an opposition leader who was part of Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado’s 2024 presidential campaign, according to Foro Penal, an advocacy group for prisoners based in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas. Also released was Enrique Márquez, a former electoral authority and candidate in the 2024 presidential election, the organization said.
Videos posted by journalists on social media show Márquez and Pilieri embracing loved ones on the streets outside the prison. One video showed Márquez beaming and video-calling family members, saying, “Soon I will be with you all.”
Five Spanish citizens — including the prominent Venezuelan-Spanish lawyer and human rights activist Rocío San Miguel — were also released in the afternoon and, as the night wore on, reports trickled out of more detainees walking free. Relatives who waited for hours outside a prison in Guatire, about an hour east of Caracas, briefly chanted, “Libertad! Libertad!” meaning “Freedom! Freedom!”
Trump praised acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez and the government during an interview with Sean Hannity, saying, “they’ve been great. … Everything we’ve wanted, they’ve given us.”
Do not be deceived. These people in charge are Maduro loyalists. We’ve also learned that those who follow an ousted dictator are usually worse.
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commonsense: trump showing proper restraint
msm: he is chickening out
lefty wants violence
they want the reaction of maga to be violent
give them what they want
Actually, he is chickening out, as the Senate yesterday, passed a bill requiring Trump to get Congressional approval before any military action in Venezuela. And then there is the question, for what purpose would he attack again?
LOL. When has Trump openly chickened out? Jesus. He might be the toughest politician other than George Washington or Andrew Jackson to hold office.
MarkS: “On the one hand, Trump’s a pusscake and chickening out. On the other hand, why would he attack again anyway?” Make up your mind.
Also. The Senate vote was procedural only, and unless or until it is passed in the House (entirely doubtful), the vote means almost nothing. Trump can still act, and would very likely do so if he felt that it was necessary.
he is playing lefty like hendrix played the guitar
“And then there is the question, for what purpose would he attack again?”
I’m still trying to figure out why he attacked the first time.
Trump has pardoned several convicted drug traffickers who moved hundreds of millions of dollars of drugs in the U.S.
Convicted. Yet Trump let them go free.
Why is Maduro different I have no idea.
If you have no idea then you’re an idiot. The people he pardoned were in prison and no longer doing anything. He decided, for reasons that seemed good to him, to pardon them; that doesn’t mean he wouldn’t have had them arrested or prosecuted in the first place.
Besides which, this wasn’t primarily about drugs. The drugs indictment was just the legal excuse for it. It was really about a hostile country that was using its oil resources to support Cuba, China, Iran, and Hizballah, and opposing US interests generally. Removing Maduro put a big damper on that, and his number two seems to have learned a lesson not to mess with us or she’ll suffer the same fate. This isn’t ideal, but it’s what’s possible.
What the senate passes is irrelevant. The house hasn’t passed it, and even if it does he won’t sign it. There isn’t even nearly enough support for it to override a veto.
Th e War Powers act is explicit
Trump has ability to go in military and inform congress within 48 hours
The bill voted on yesterday is DOA
And that’s even assuming the WPA is valid, which Trump does not concede.
Meanwhile the Colectivos are hunting out anyone who wanted Maduro out.
When will people ever learn that what Trump says to goad his enemies and what he actually does do not necessarily have anything to do with one another?
Knee-jerk response hardly covers it.
You work with the corruption that’s there because it supplies stability. The old system already paid off people in proportion to the trouble they could cause, so the troublemakers are always better off than making trouble. You want to keep those paid off, and there’s mostly nobody to cause trouble. In the meantime you lean on the top to do what you want, a new paid-off element.
No nest of bad guys released into the wild to oppose you.
I’m curious why Venezuela’s Chinese radar system and Russian anti-aircraft system “failed to work”. Could it be we got some useful info from Venezuelan soldiers? I understand that the security detai that suffered heavy casualties whilel guarding Maduro was made up of Cubans rather than Venezuelans.