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When He Isn’t Passing the Buck Trump Is Selling Pardons and Selling Out America

Wednesday, December 3, 2025 at 9:18 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

Trump has turned the Resolute Desk into the Excuse Desk, dodging blame while auctioning off pardons, rewarding crooks, and selling out America to foreign strongmen. iPINIONS argues that, from Saudi blood money to Honduran narco-politics to get-out-of-jail cards for wealthy swindlers, Trump’s presidency is now a pay-to-betray operation. Read my full take on Substack:https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/when-he-isnt-passing-the-buck-trump Read more.

On South Africa, Nigeria, and Venezuela, Trump Makes George W. Bush Look Like George F. Kennan

Monday, November 17, 2025 at 9:16 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

Trump’s foreign policy has become a grotesque mix of Musk’s ego, Fox’s fiction, and white grievance. iPINIONS chronicles who, from South Africa to Venezuela, it’s ignorance on parade and power without principle. What could go wrong… Read my full take on Substack:https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/on-foreign-policy-trump-makes-george Read more.

Trump Honors Veterans Day by Planning His Own Ukraine-Style War in Venezuela

Tuesday, November 11, 2025 at 9:15 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

Trump is marking Veterans Day by plotting his own Ukraine-style war in Venezuela. iPINIONS thinks this proves America’s folly isn’t failing to learn from history, but repeating it for ratings. See my full take on Substack:https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/trump-honors-veterans-day-by-planning Read more.

TACO Trump Puts $50m Bounty on Maduro’s Head

Monday, August 18, 2025 at 9:02 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

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… Read more.

US Offering ‘Amnesty’ Only Emboldens Maduro

Friday, August 16, 2024 at 6:51 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

There’s clear and convincing evidence that strongman Nicolás Maduro suffered a humiliating defeat in last month’s election. But no one should’ve been surprised that he claimed victory and refused to cede power. Then, on Sunday, the Wall Street Journal reported that the Biden administration held secret talks to offer Maduro amnesty. The administration made a… Read more.

Venezuela Holds Referendum to Claim Guyana Territory: Russia Beams with Pride

Sunday, December 3, 2023 at 1:53 PM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

Venezuela votes to seize Guyana territory Land grabs are rivaling military coups as the trending event in geopolitics. Venezuela is mounting the latest land grab. It is doing so today through a referendum on annexing an oil-rich region of Guyana. The referendum will ask Venezuelans … if they agree with creating a new state called Guayana Esequiba in the Essequibo region, granting… Read more.

US Abandons Venezuela’s Opposition Leader Guaidó. Iranian Protesters Should Take Heed.

Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 6:45 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

Three years ago, Washington was hailing Venezuela’s opposition leader, Juan Guaidó. He was the most celebrated exiled leader since France’s Charles de Gaulle. President Trump even invited Guaidó as his guest of honor at the 2020 State of the Union Address. US Abandons Venezuela’s Opposition Leader Guaidó I was neither impressed nor encouraged. The title… Read more.

War in Ukraine Has US Sacrificing Principles for Venezuelan Oil

Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at 6:49 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

Ukraine is begging NATO to enforce a no-fly zone to help it fend off Russian bombs. Short of that, it’s begging for fighter jets. But NATO leaders fear both would escalate the War in Ukraine into World War III . Therefore, NATO is refusing. For obvious reasons, refusing to enforce a no-fly zone makes sense.… Read more.

Trump Used Putin’s Playbook to Get Elected. Now He’s Using Maduro’s to Hold Onto Power.

Thursday, November 12, 2020 at 7:26 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

President Trump’s re-election campaign featured too many farcical and cynical moments to count. But perhaps none epitomized them more than the flyby rallies he held in covid hot spots. Because there we saw crowds variously cheering and baying as he regaled them with brazen lies and hollow threats. What took the cake, though, was Trump… Read more.

Ayatollah Called Trump’s Bluff. So Trump Picked on WHO?

Monday, June 8, 2020 at 6:51 PM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

President Trump bungled the fight against Covid-19 and cowered in the face of the George Floyd anti-racism protests. Therefore, it’s hardly surprising that polls show former Vice President Joe Biden defeating Trump handily in November. A new CNN/SSRS poll shows former Vice President Joe Biden opening up his biggest lead yet, 14 points over his… Read more.