Trump has slapped a $50m bounty on Nicolás Maduro, parading weakness as strength and turning U.S. foreign policy into a cheap Wild West stunt. But this bounty circus is more than hollow bravado. It exposes how Trump waves cash around when he can’t deliver power, while America’s history of covert action shows that real regime change has always required capability, not cosplay.
iPINIONS dissects the hypocrisy behind Trump’s bounty politics and why it makes the U.S. look desperate, not strong.
Read my take on Substack:
https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/taco-trump-puts-50m-bounty-on-maduros
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