U.S. Backs 'Democracy' Again, Via White House Photo Op
Bloomberg eagerly details Maria Corina Machado's meeting with Donald Trump, positioning her for a 'post-Maduro' role. This narrative mirrors the U.S. playbook seen just a few years earlier, when Juan Guaidó was unilaterally declared Venezuela's 'interim president' by Washington in 2019, despite holding no actual power (U.S. state department docs confirm this strategy at the time). The article,
from 2026, conveniently forgets that this 'ousting' of Maduro by 'American troops' is, in fact, an invasion, not a democratic transition. One might wonder if 'democracy' for the U.S. always starts with a pre-anointed leader in the White House, followed by military intervention against an uncooperative government. How many times must this episode of 'support for democracy' play out before the
public recognizes the script?