Article 72JCM Maduro’s capture had the world’s ear – but Trump returned to petty gripes

Maduro’s capture had the world’s ear – but Trump returned to petty gripes

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David Smith in Washington
from US news | The Guardian on (#72JCM)

Though he also discussed plans to run' Venezuela, the US president could not resist upending his moment of glory

Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few but what I'd really like to talk about is my disastrous predecessor and some pathetic city mayors," is what Winston Churchill didn't say during Britain's war against Adolf Hitler.

On Saturday, Donald Trump fancied himself at his most Churchillian as he hailed the derring-do of US military heroes who toppled Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro in an audacious overnight operation.

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