After the U.S. strikes on Venezuela and the capture of Nicolas Maduro, a big question mark hung over the country’s future. Naturally, the press asked President Donald Trump about the new leadership order in Venezuela. His answer? A shot-off version of “I’m the new king”: We’re in charge.
After a global military action, leaders usually practice restraint with careful language and deference to process. At the very least, they acknowledge that international law exists somewhere in the background. But Trump chose none of that. Aboard Air Force One on January 4, reporters asked Trump, “Who’s in charge of Venezuela right now? You would think he probably named the newly sworn-in interim president, Delcy Rodriguez, like a normal man. But he didn’t.
