In a move that perhaps inadvertently crystallised the central contradiction of his political career, Donald Trump shared a video on Saturday morning that would prove almost impossible to defend. The footage, posted to Truth Social on Jan. 3, showed American military aircraft dropping bombs over Caracas as part of a raid aimed at capturing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife. Nothing particularly unusual about a president touting military action — until you noticed what was soundtracking the violence.
