Trump Opposes Venezuela 'Freedom,' Stuns Predictably Reactionary Right
Deutsche Welle breathlessly reports that Donald Trump's latest pronouncements on Venezuela—suggesting a less interventionist approach and even praising aspects of their system—have 'stunned' Europe's far-right. This 'stunning' development glosses over the fact that Trump's previous administration actively pursued regime change in Venezuela, imposing crippling sanctions that analysts estimate
contributed to tens of thousands of deaths by 2019 . The 'stunning' part isn't Trump's inconsistency; it's the media pretending this isn't standard operating procedure for US foreign policy, merely repackaged for a new election cycle. We are meant to believe that the European far-right's 'shock' somehow validates US foreign policy (past or present), rather than highlighting the predictable
alignment of certain right-wing factions with US hegemonic ambitions. How many times must the US swing from 'democracy promotion' to 'America First' before the media stops acting surprised? It's almost as if 'stunning' headlines are more profitable than acknowledging the continuous, cynical manipulation of global narratives by various political actors.