
US President Donald Trump (left) and Venezuelan President NicolĂĄs Maduro (right). Photo: AP.

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US President Donald Trump (left) and Venezuelan President NicolĂĄs Maduro (right). Photo: AP.
During the broadcast of his program Con Maduro+, the president of Venezuela, NicolĂĄs Maduro, reiterated his desire to dialogue with his US counterpart, Donald Trump, amid Washington’s growing military escalation in the Caribbean.
âWhoever wants to talk to Venezuela, we will talk face to face,â the president declared.
He also reflected that political lobbies in Washington want âPresident Trump to make the biggest mistake of his life and take military action against [the South American country], which would be the political end of his leadership and his name.â
His response comes in the wake of statements by Trump, who recently opened the door to an unprecedented rapprochementâa stance the US president reiterated on Nov. 18.
âHe wants to talk to me and Iâm willing to talk to him ⌠but we were treated very badly,â Trump said at a White House press conference.
The exchange places on the global agenda the tangible possibility of a meeting that would mark a turning point in continental geopolitics.
A shift imposed by the less radical wing?
The US presidentâs wordsâwhich contrast with the usual rhetoric of the Republican Partyâwere analyzed by Venezuelan political scientist Gabriel GarcĂa in an interview with Sputnik.
âPresident Donald Trumpâs recent statements about a possible rapprochement, a dialogue with President NicolĂĄs Maduro, are a demonstration of that fragile line, or narrative, that exists internally [in the US],â the analyst noted.
For GarcĂa, this apparent contradiction within the US power structure is symptomatic.
âHours before Trumpâs comments became public, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced plans to designate the Cartel of the Suns as a terrorist organizationâa strategy to justify increased counterterrorism funding and bypass the need for congressional approval of a military intervention, which has not been achieved previously,â he explained.
GarcĂa said this potential opening reflects the agenda of the Republican Partyâs less radical faction, personified by figures like Richard Grenell, which may be gaining influence.
âDomestically, the Republican administration isnât having an easy time,â he stated. âAs usual, the United States is trying to distract from internal problems by launching foreign conflicts and appealing to patriotic fervor.â
However, domestic and regional pressures now appear to be pushing in the opposite direction. “The victory of a socialist and Muslim in New York [Zohran Mamdani] … signals a shift in US politics that is forcing Trumpâs party to rethink its approach. They may now be considering a less radical foreign policy,â GarcĂa said.
Elections and sovereignty
GarcĂa also noted that statements from Colombia, Mexico and Chile advocating regional peace have undermined Washingtonâs justification for intervention in Venezuela.
In this context, Trumpâs dialogue overture is, for the expert, a tacit acknowledgment of a new reality.
âIt took them more than 60 days to understand that such an operation is currently impossible and unpopular in the region,â the analyst asserted.
âThe election results in Chile and Ecuador last weekend sent a clear message to the United States,â he added.
He referred to the referendum in Ecuador, where âthe people rejected foreign military bases by over 60% and a constituent assembly by over 61%âa rebuke to President Daniel Noboa and a sign that the era of allowing foreign bases is over.â
In Chile, where Jeannette Jara, the Communist Party candidate, won a significant share in the first round of presidential voting, GarcĂa sees a similar trend.
âFor Washington, the resurgence of the Chilean Communist Party in presidential elections is also a message,â he said.
The analyst compared US policy in the region to a game of Minesweeper: âThey touch a square without knowing what will happenâthe outcome of each move is uncertain.â This unpredictability, he argued, explains Trumpâs contradictory signals on Venezuela.
âThatâs why we see President Donald Trump contradicting himselfâsometimes saying âyesâ to dialogue, other times threatening ground operations in Venezuela,” he recalled.
The lesson for Washington is clear, GarcĂa concluded: âIn light of recent elections in Chile and Ecuador, the State Department is rethinking its South America strategy.â
Thus, the potential opening of a dialogue channel with Caracas is less a concession than a strategic recalibrationâforced by a region reaffirming its will for peace and sovereignty through ballots and diplomacy.
âThe geopolitical tide in the region is now working not only in Venezuelaâs favor, but for regional peace as a whole,â he stated.
(Sputnik) by JosĂŠ NegrĂłn Valera
Translation: Orinoco Tribune
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