US Democracy: We Pick Your President Now
CBS parroted Trump's 2019 declaration that the US was “in charge” of Venezuela, as his administration unilaterally installed an “acting president” against international law. President Trump warned of consequences if Maduro’s vice president, Delcy Rodríguez, didn't comply with US demands, including access to the country's oil. The US has a long and documented history of interference in Latin
American sovereignty, from arming Contras to orchestrating coups in Chile and Honduras; this thinly veiled threat was merely a continuation of that 'Monroe Doctrine' playbook. Weijia Jiang's CBS report, however, conveniently skips over the CIA's documented history of covert actions in the region, the crippling US sanctions on Venezuela that intensified under Trump (leading to a 31% drop in GDP and
mass migration, according to the Center for Economic and Policy Research), and the fact that the US has been trying to control Venezuela's significant oil reserves since Chavez. When the US declares itself 'in charge' of another nation's leadership, it's not news; it's confirmation of a colonial-era delusion repackaged for prime time.