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Trump Says ‘We’re Going to Run’ Venezuela: Now What?

 Here’s what happened, what may happen next, and collected commentary and analysis about what it all means. By Intelligencer Staff
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The Wildest Things Trump Said About the Venezuela Attack

 By Margaret Hartmann From declaring “Nobody can stop us” to coining the term “Donroe Document,” Trump’s remarks on the attack were staggeringly dumb and brazen.
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Trump’s Venezuela Coup Sets a Destabilizing Precedent

 By Jonah Shepp Asserting the power to kidnap a head of state and take over their country could inspire other countries to do the same, or Trump to do it again.
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Trump Says ‘We’re Going to Run’ Venezuela and ‘Take’ Its Oil: Now What?
By Intelligencer Staff
Here’s what happened, what may happen next, and collected commentary and analysis about what it all means.
foreign interests
foreign interests
Trump’s Venezuela Coup Sets a Destabilizing Precedent
By Jonah Shepp
Asserting the power to kidnap a head of state and take over their country could inspire other countries to do the same, or Trump to do it again.
early and often
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The Wildest Things Trump Said About the Venezuela Attack
By Margaret Hartmann
From declaring “Nobody can stop us” to coining the term “Donroe Document,” Trump’s remarks on the attack were staggeringly dumb and brazen.

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    By Intelligencer Staff
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  1. Trump Says ‘We’re Going to Run’ Venezuela and ‘Take’ Its Oil: Now What?
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  3. Trump’s Venezuela Coup Sets a Destabilizing Precedent
    By Jonah Shepp
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