Marco Rubio has been given responsibility ('viceroy' status) to make Trump's Venezuela policy work, indicating significant influence over the decision to intervene and remove Maduro.

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Speaker

John Bolton

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Now Rubio has the dubious distinction of being as we now call him the viceroy of Venezuela. He's got to try and make this mishmash of a policy work.

Source

Venezuela after Trump’s strike: John Bolton vs John MearsheimerSwitzerland with Tom Switzer
Created: 8/12/2026, 6:01:05 PM

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