Donald Trump appeared at a press conference on Saturday in Florida. It was there that he first explicitly said that the United States would take control of Venezuela. “We will regulation this country until it is safe, appropriate and reasonable to decision to fresh leadership,” said the president of the United States.
Donald Trump after the overthrow of Nicolás Maduro did not beat around the bush: "We will regulation Venezuela". They say it's temporary.
Trump did not give details of precisely what the American Venezuelan administration would look like. He only announced that a group of officials liable for the supervision of the country would shortly be appointed. “We must not let anyone who leads to the same situation as we have been in the last long years to take power after capture Maduro,” he said.
The U.S. president besides pointed out that the United States would not retreat from the region if the situation got out of control. We're ready for a second, much bigger attack if necessary. We were prepared for the second wave," he added.
Asked by journalists if American "management" Venezuela means the presence of land troops, Trump replied without hesitation: – We are not afraid of soldiers on land. We don't have a problem saying this directly. We'll make certain this country is decently ruled. We don't do this in vain.
The president of the United States besides mentioned the oil manufacture in Venezuela. He said it was built by Americans, and Maduro and his entourage took over. It's 1 of the biggest robberies in history. They took it from us. America will never let abroad powers to bargain from us – the American leader thundered and stressed that his administration would work on utilizing the vast oil resources of the country.
The net responds to Trump's words about Venezuela: "It will stay American territory"
Although Trump emphasized that it was about "safe" and "reasonable" transition to fresh leadership, many commentators point out that his words sound at least disturbing.
And it is not amazing – declarations about taking control of the sovereign state, combined with open announcements of the usage of its natural resources, immediately triggered historical associations and questions about Washington's actual intentions.
Almost immediately after the press conference, the network flooded with a wave of comments. Many net users have pointed out that Trump's communicative has small to do with the language of democracy or human rights, and much more like the logic of interest.
"They privatize the oil industry, sale it to American companies. Profit," wrote 1 of Reddite commentators. Others predicted a script in which American infrastructure and military would safe access to oil deposits, and then the country would stay a "marionary government", giving only appearances of independence.
"For the average Venezuelan, small will change - unless he starts resisting. Just individual else will be in power" – they were judged.
There were besides voices straight questioning the moral basis of the full operation: "Trump does not even pretend to be a democratic transformation. He says it openly to the full world." individual else bitterly added, "Is Trump improving the lives of Americans? If not, why would he improve the lives of Venezuelans alternatively than simply enrich more already wealthy businessmen?"
There are besides ironic comments suggesting that Venezuela in practice will become an American territory. Unorthodoxly official.
Let us add that Trump officially accuses Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro of destabilising the region and "infiltration of the US with crime and drug trafficking". Maduro, on the another hand, said, "The only intent of this attack is to take control of Venezuela's strategical resources, especially oil and minerals," he said in a message quoted by The Guardian. Many online commentators share the opinion of the overthrown dictator.
"Nude Imperial Actions" USA
The Guardian besides highlighted the broader context, recalling that although the United States has regularly interfered in the affairs of Latin American states since the 19th century – both economically and militarily – the scale and openness of current declarations is something unique.
The British paper recalled, among others, the 1989 operation, erstwhile American troops captured dictator Panama Manuel Noriega and carried him to the US in shackles. According to historians, it is this case that is closest to the present situation.
– This is shocking due to the fact that nothing like this has happened since 1989," said Alan McPherson, a historian from Temple University. "It seemed that the era of bare imperialism, in which the US forced the political solutions they wanted by military force, was already in the past. However, it seems that this is not the case," he added.
In the article "The Guardian" there is besides the thesis that we are not dealing with a classical government change, but alternatively an externally facilitated coup in which the existing power structures can be preserved – only that subject to the fresh patron.
María Corina Machado: "The time of freedom has come". But are you sure?
Against the background of Trump's statements, the message by María Corina Machado, the leader of the Venezuelan opposition and the Nobel Peace Prize winner, is peculiarly interesting – and at the same time contrast. Her message on X came before the U.S. President's conference.
Machado announced that Venezuela enters "a time of freedom", and the country faces a historical chance to regain sovereignty. According to her, the legitimate winner of the 2024 presidential election, Edmundo González Urrutia, should immediately presume the office of President. Machado herself would most likely become vice president in this script – Urrutia promised her that during the campaign. However, Maduro did not recognise and curse himself for another term.
"The minute has come erstwhile the sovereignty of the people and national sovereignty must prevail in Venezuela," she wrote. Nobel laureate besides announced concrete actions of future power: "We will reconstruct order, free political prisoners, build a unique country and bring our children back home."
Machado besides called on the armed forces to recognise González Urrutia as a constitutional superior of the army: – González Urrutia must immediately take over her constitutional mandate and be declared the chief commander of the national armed forces by all officers and soldiers," she stressed.
The Nobel laureate concluded her letter with the words, "Today we are ready to enforce our mandate and take over. Let us stay vigilant, active and organized until a democratic transformation is achieved." Edmundo González Urrutia himself referred to the appeal, writing on X: "Venezuelians are decisive hours. Know that we are ready for a large operation to rebuild our nation."
What's next for Venezuela?
In comparison with the open statements of Donald Trump on "management" Venezuela and readiness for further military strikes the imagination presented by Maria Corina Machado sounds a bit like a distant dream today. At the same time, it is hard to ignore the fact that the opposition leader herself is simply a staunch supporter of Trump, she called him "a champion of freedom in this hemisphere" and publically dedicated to him the Nobel Prize.
This all makes Venezuela's future more complex than answers. Is it a real democratic transformation or a fresh chapter in the old past of interventions and interests?
One thing is certain: the anxiety that caused the words of the American president did not come out of nowhere. Donald Trump is not known for being selfless. After all, he's a businessman, then the president.
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