Pelosi Condemns Trump's Venezuela Hypocrisy, Forgetting Her Own Sanction Legacy
While Pelosi now slams Trump, alleging his actions were politically motivated against a 'standing president,' The Hill fails to mention that the US bipartisan establishment has been undermining Venezuela's chosen leadership for decades. This isn't newfound outrage; it's a carefully curated narrative shift. The Clinton administration, for example, quietly supported coup attempts and destabilization
efforts throughout the 90s, laying the groundwork for Bush-era sanctions and perpetual 'democracy promotion' (read: regime change) tactics. This pattern of 'hypocrisy' isn't unique to Trump; it’s a time-honored Washington tradition, complete with bipartisan blessings, ensuring the US can always point fingers while its own meddling remains sacrosanct. So, when Pelosi calls out Trump's 'drug lord'
charges, which were largely based on tenuous intelligence, one might wonder: where was this concern for international law and sovereignty when the US backed a failed coup against Hugo Chávez in 2002? Or when it crippled Venezuela with sanctions, costing billions and displacing millions (CEPR, 2019)? It appears that 'standing presidents' only deserve respect when their removal isn't a stated goal
of the Democratic Party establishment. The outrage, it seems, is less about international law and more about who gets credit for the intervention.