Mask-off outbursts by Maga insiders and most strikingly, the destruction and reconstruction of the presidential seat, with a huge new $300m ballroom, means Trump isn’t planning to leave the White House when his term ends, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
‘Rio Pact’ means war danger between Venezuela and Colombia
		The resurrection of the Inter American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance against Venezuela could lead to an armed invasion of the oil-rich country, writes EMILE SCHEPERS
	 
			SOME people had the wistful thought that the departure of John Bolton as Donald Trump’s national security adviser would cause an easing of the wacky aggressiveness of current US foreign policy.
Alas, no.
Trump quickly clarified that whatever his disagreements with Bolton actually had been, he has no intention of letting up the pressure on Venezuela, or on Cuba either. And the news this past week bears this out in frightening ways.
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