Venezuela has become more than a failed state — its regime now functions as a drug manufacturing operation with ties to cartels and criminal networks. Meanwhile, the Trump administration has drawn a hard line, refusing to recognize Nicolás Maduro as Venezuela’s legitimate leader. In response to escalating threats, the president deployed destroyers and troops to the Caribbean to halt further infiltration of drugs into the United States.
On this episode of The Spectacle Podcast, hosts Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay unpack the dangerous reality of Venezuela’s narco-terror regime, the Trump administration’s response, and what it means for America’s security and foreign policy. (RELATED: Nicolás Maduro: Trump Must Oust the Illegitimate Venezuelan Dictator and Revive the Monroe Doctrine)
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