In a CNN interview, the top Trump aide also echoed the president’s intent to run Venezuela as he laid out a case for the United States’ controlling weaker states by flexing its military might.
“The United States cannot simultaneously achieve all four objectives as currently stated. They fundamentally conflict.”
Trump’s goals in Venezuela don’t add up, writes Javier Corrales time.com/7343053/trump-goals…
— TIME (@TIME) Jan 5, 2026