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Maduro ouster shows Trump is bent on dominating Western Hemisphere, observers say
The U.S. military arrested Nicolás Maduro in Caracas, marking a strategic shift to increase American influence in the Western Hemisphere, with Marco Rubio leading policy efforts.
- U.S. President Donald Trump’s ouster of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro signals a bid to dominate the Western Hemisphere, Vanda Felbab-Brown said in a report first published Jan. 5, 2026 by The Canadian Press.
- Last month, the Trump administration's national security strategy outlined U.S. control of the hemisphere, while Marco Rubio, U.S. Secretary of State and former Florida Senator, has long opposed socialism, said American University professor Ernesto Castaneda.
- Saturday, U.S. forces arrested Maduro in Caracas, and he pleaded not guilty to federal drug trafficking charges in a New York courtroom today.
- Rubio faces decisions about advising on elections and retaining regime parts; the U.S. Department of State will re-establish an embassy, with Rubio to press demands on the Venezuelan administration.
- George Washington University Professor Todd Belt said, `This sort of has his fingerprints all over it, because Donald Trump doesn't think he wants to get involved in nation building and has been critical of operations like the Iraq War and Libya, where we saw those things happen.
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Spectrum News 13Experts talk Sen. Mark Rubio's role in Maduro ouster
Experts say the operation shows Rubio's influence on the Trump administration's foreign policy.
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The US wants to dominate the American double continent without restriction – and makes an example of Venezuela.
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Maduro ouster shows Trump is bent on dominating Western Hemisphere, observers say
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