Yesterday’s illegal and violent annexation of Venezuela should dispel any remaining notion that the United States is a functioning democratic country worthy of any form of respect on the world stage.
Despite Trump's misogyny, a woman has been (temporarily?) installed as the new president in Venezuela. From the NY Times this morning:
Maduro’s vice president, Delcy Rodríguez, took the oath of office yesterday and is now the country’s interim leader. Still, she called the United States an illegal invader and said Maduro was the “only president.” (Read more about Rodríguez, the scion of a Marxist guerrilla who nevertheless built bridges with the business community.) Trump said she would hold power as long as she “does what we want.” He declined to support the accession of Venezuela’s opposition leader, María Corina Machado, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in October.
Despite Trump's misogyny, a woman has been (temporarily?) installed as the new president in Venezuela. From the NY Times this morning:
Maduro’s vice president, Delcy Rodríguez, took the oath of office yesterday and is now the country’s interim leader. Still, she called the United States an illegal invader and said Maduro was the “only president.” (Read more about Rodríguez, the scion of a Marxist guerrilla who nevertheless built bridges with the business community.) Trump said she would hold power as long as she “does what we want.” He declined to support the accession of Venezuela’s opposition leader, María Corina Machado, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in October.
See also Timothy Snyder's post today:
https://snyder.substack.com/p/venezuela-the-precedents?publication_id=310897&post_id=183438302&isFreemail=true&r=8tdx4&triedRedirect=true