CNN Host Rips Trump's Expansion of Monroe Doctrine After Maduro Capture and Threats Against Cuba, Mexico

CNN anchor Abby Phillip hosts a panel discussion about President Donald Trump's foreign policy and expansion of the Monroe Doctrine on CNN Saturday Morning Table for Five. (Credit: Gage Skidmore/WikiMedia Commons)

CNN anchor Abby Phillip has criticised President Donald Trump for expanding the Monroe Doctrine following the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and subsequent threats against Cuba, Mexico and Colombia, saying he is 'declaring himself King of the World'. The comments came as Trump issued new threats against Cuba, Mexico, and Colombia.

During a panel discussion, Phillip pointed to the 3 January raid in Venezuela and the president's subsequent rhetoric as evidence of an alarming pattern. She challenged Trump's assertion that only his own morality limits his presidential powers on the world stage, questioning what accountability remains when a president answers solely to himself. Trump has coined the term 'Donroe Doctrine' to describe his approach, claiming his administration has 'superseded' the original 19th-century policy 'by a lot'.