Trump played into Maduro’s hands by threatening Venezuela

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On Friday, President Trump threatened Venezuela’s authoritarian government, stating that he had a “military option” to deal with them.

On Monday, the Venezuelan government of President Nicolas Maduro put Trump’s comments to great propaganda effect.

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