Trump’s Venezuela WAR Talk Gets More Extreme

Trump’s latest Venezuela saber rattling raises the question of whether he will try to use a war scare to invoke the Alien Enemies Act and target Venezuelans while selling another round of “regime change” to the public. In this clip, we look at the talk of airstrikes, drone sorties in the Caribbean, and the familiar mix of drug war rhetoric and terrorism panic that Washington reaches for when it wants to justify military escalation. He compares today’s lazy effort to manufacture consent for action in Venezuela with the massive propaganda campaign that preceded the Iraq War, from Colin Powell’s infamous UN presentation to the wall to wall media blitz after 9/11. At the same time, he walks through what is actually happening inside Venezuela’s oil sector, how Maduro has offered foreign access to heavy crude, and why Washington’s goals have very little to do with fentanyl or “cartels” and everything to do with power. From there, the conversation turns to domestic politics and the 2028 Democratic primary. He explains why he is fed up with centrist “managers,” why he only cares about candidates who will fight for a different political and economic model, and why he is skeptical of figures like Gavin Newsom. Finally, he looks at Zohran Mamdani’s recent win, what his margins with young men and other key groups tell us, and how his listening first, affordability focused campaign offers a real roadmap for Democrats trying to win back voters who went to Trump. Listen to the full conversation over on Luke’s Substack: https://lthomas.substack.com/ If you find this helpful, hit subscribe, drop a comment, and share the clip with someone who still believes the official story on Venezuela. Chapters 00:00 Trump, Venezuela, and Alien Enemies Act 00:00:37 Drone strikes and drug war pretext 00:02:00 Iraq War vs Venezuela propaganda 00:02:18 Maduro’s oil offer to the U.S. 00:03:09 Lazy manufacturing of consent today 00:05:18 Who to back in 2028 primary 00:06:38 What Dems must learn from Mamdani 00:07:09 Affordability and winning young men