The Unsettling Aftermath of Trump's Venezuelan Gambit The bewildering new era in Venezuela, brought about by Donald Trump's audacious raid on Nicolás Maduro, has left ordinary citizens and observers scrambling for sense.
While the autocrat's 13 year rule was effectively ended during a two and a half hour blitz, the consequences of this dramatic turn of events are far from clear.
The removal of Maduro has created an incipient political thaw in Venezuela, with murals of the former leader being painted over and foreign journalists allowed into the country for the first time since 2024.