Former national security adviser John Bolton said President Donald Trump does not understand the situation in Venezuela and is making a mistake by sidelining opposition leader María Corina Machado following the U.S. capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.
In an interview Tuesday on CNN's "News Central," Bolton said Trump was "very confused" about Venezuela's political landscape. "I don't think he understands anything about what we just talked about," Bolton told host Kate Bolduan, arguing that Machado and her political movement, along with opposition-backed candidate Edmundo González, should lead a transition, rather than figures tied to Maduro's government.
