"On June 19, The Washington Post reported that Trump has apparently lost interest in the Venezuela coup attempt and taken to attacking members of his own administration for their failure to oust the government of President Nicolas Maduro. The article quotes anonymous administration officials who claim that Trump believes John Bolton and other officials working on the Venezuela coup “got played” by both Venezuelan coup leaders and members of the Maduro government."
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Politicians from BaltimoreUnited States National Security AdvisorsUnited States Permanent Representatives to the United NationsUnited States Under Secretaries of State for Arms Control and International SecurityUnited States Assistant Secretaries of State for International Organization Affairs
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CounterPunch, The Failed Venezuelan Coup and the Decline of US Hegemony, Peter Bolton, (27 June 2019)
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