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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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David Smith in Washington

Maduro’s capture had the world’s ear – but Trump returned to petty gripes

Man in suit at table with blue curtain background, in front of mob of TV crews.
Donald Trump addresses the media from Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, on 3 January. Photograph: Nicole Combeau/EPA

“Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few but what I’d really like to talk about is my disastrous predecessor and some pathetic city mayors,” is what Winston Churchill didn’t say during Britain’s war against Adolf Hitler.

On Saturday, Donald Trump fancied himself at his most Churchillian as he hailed the derring-do of US military heroes who toppled Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro in an audacious overnight operation.

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