TV Pundit Silenced as US Boasts of 'Venezuela Freedom,' Not Diplomacy
The Independent details how Tulsi Gabbard, a former presidential candidate and frequent cable news commentator, has gone 'missing' from TV spots. This absence coincided with Trump administration officials openly celebrating (or boasting about, depending on your preferred rhetoric) various covert and overt actions aimed at destabilizing Venezuela and capturing Nicolas Maduro. It's almost as if
'bipartisan' foreign policy hawkishness is the only acceptable talking point—especially when it involves regime change. Gabbard, known for her non-interventionist stance, previously met with Maduro in 2019, drawing condemnation from both Establishment Democrats and Republicans—a rare feat. One might wonder if her skepticism towards Washington's regime-change adventures in Caracas, echoing failed
strategies in Iraq and Libya, simply doesn't fit the tightly curated narrative of 'democracy promotion.' After all, dissenting voices tend to complicate the narrative when the US is busy orchestrating coups (even if they fail spectacularly). Why let facts get in the way of a good old-fashioned foreign intervention?