If you voted for Trump because you expected restraint on foreign policy and the use of military force abroad, I have some bad news for you.

Trump ran in 2024 as a “Peace” candidate who would not engage in long-term wars in the ways his predecessors of both parties had. But since he re-assumed office a year ago this month, Trump has engaged in strikes in the Caribbean and Iran. On Saturday, he announced a long-term engagement in Venezuela.

Fiona Hill said Russian officials had suggested a "swap arrangement" based on the principles of the Monroe Doctrine.

While both countries were allied with Nicolás Maduro, the U.S. attack could give them justification to use force in other spheres, analysts said.

In a triumphant news conference following the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in the middle of the night last week, President Donald Trump invoked what he called the "Donroe Doctrine" -- his vision of a U.S. superpower that could assert its military might to conquer the Western Hemisphere.

The Venezuela action culminated two weeks in Palm Beach in which Trump seemed to recast the narrative heading into the 2026 midterm election year.

A range of reactions from world leaders poured in Saturday morning after President Donald Trump announced the capture and indictment

Days after deposing a foreign dictator, President Donald Trump said his worldwide taxes on imports are more crucial than ever to U. S.