Venezuela Has a New King Just Like in The Past The Name is Little Marco Rubio
The secretary of state effectively controls Venezuela’s finances, the distribution of its natural resources and its government. His grip on the country is a vivid manifestation of American power in the Trump era. By Tyler Pager and Anatoly Kurmanaev Tyler Pager, who covers the White House, reported from Washington and Caracas. Anatoly Kurmanaev, who covers Venezuela, reported from Caracas. Leer en español New York Times President Trump was sitting in the Oval Office earlier this year with Secretary of State Marco Rubio when an idea came to him. Maybe he should dispatch Mr. Rubio permanently to Caracas, the Venezuelan capital, where U.S. commandos had carried out the proudest foreign policy achievement of Mr. Trump’s second term: the capture of Nicolás Maduro, the country’s president. Mr. Rubio could be the next leader of Venezuela, Mr. Trump suggested. And while the president’s aides say he was joking — and that he frequently teases Mr. Rubio about an overseas ...