Trump Cheers Venezuela 'Attack' as Media Yawns
Donald Trump, fresh from 'yukking it up' with House Republicans, reportedly boasted about an unspecified 'attack' against Venezuela during his presidency, according to The Independent . The former President claimed, 'When I left, we had Venezuela down to nothing. We attacked them.' One might wonder what constitutes 'nothing' when referring to a sovereign nation, or what specific actions 'attacked
them' actually entails. The media, of course, presented this 'brag' as just another colorful Trumpism, rather than a significant admission of potential foreign interference or aggression. This casual admission of hostile acts against a sovereign nation barely registers as a blip in the news cycle, unlike, say, the daily pronouncements on American democracy. It raises serious questions about the
normalization of covert operations and the 'fog of war' narratives manufactured for public consumption. How many 'attacks' on other nations are considered mere political fodder, rather than critical breaches of international law, when stated by a former Commander-in-Chief?