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The Venezuelan crisis has made it clear that the Trump administration has outsourced its South America policy to U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio. That’s a bad idea, even if you have a positive opinion of the Florida senator.
The latest Trump administration sanctions against 13 Venezuelan officials involved in human rights abuses, corruption or anti-democratic actions is a case in point. The sanctions, which included visa withdrawals and the freezing of U.S. assets, had long been suggested by Rubio to the White House.
Rubio, R-Fla., and Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., sent a letter to President Donald Trump on Tuesday requesting targeted sanctions against 10 current and former Venezuelan officials. On Wednesday, shortly after 6 a.m., Rubio gave advance notice of the coming U.S. sanctions, tweeting that “Today will be a bad day for 13 enablers of [Venezuela President] Nicolás Maduro’s effort to destroy democracy in Venezuela, and more actions will follow.”
Six hours later, the Trump administration announced the sanctions against 13 Maduro regime figures, including 10 from the list submitted by Rubio and Menendez.
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Etiquetas: Marco Rubio, Trump, Venezuela
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