Venezuela on High Alertโ asโ Trump Threat Looms
CARACAS – The Miraflores Palace is bracing for potential conflictโ as Venezuelan leadership expresses growing concern over the intentions of former U.S. President Donald Trump, according โto sources within the Chavismo government. This shift marks a departure from the โฃsix years of fluctuating engagement – โฃcharacterizedโข by secret negotiations, prisonerโ releases, and oil licensingโฃ discussions – that previously defined U.S.-Venezuela relations.
unlike โpast periods where Chavismo officials, including President Nicolรกs maduro and Diosdado Cabello, balanced anti-imperialist rhetoric with White House envoys, “There is โno open dialog channel right โnow with Trump’s people, there is not,” stated a source familiar with the prior โconversations. This lack of dialogue has fueled fearsโ within the regime of a โpotential armed conflict, a scenario previously considered unlikely as the establishment of the โคBolivarianโฃ Revolution.
The venezuelan government is reportedly taking concrete steps in readiness. These include monitoring โfor potential internal dissent and actively recruiting combatants, with Maduro claiming millions of militaryโข personnel and militiamen are prepared. While theseโฃ figures are unverified,the Armed Forces have โขbeen observed conducting firearms training โคfor residents in popular neighborhoods – historically Chavismo strongholds thatโฃ propelled hugo Chรกvez to power.
This mobilization occurs amidst declining domestic โsupport for Chavismo, evidenced by the massโ emigration of venezuelans – estimatedโข in the millions by the UNโข – to countries like Spain โandโ the United States. Lastโค year’s elections further underscored this erosion of support.
Public displays of military readiness are also โunderway. Images circulating on Instagramโฃ depict Diosdado Cabello and Defence โฃMinister Vladimir Godfather addressing troops. Additionally, Adam Chรกvez, brother of theโ late Hugo Chรกvez, was โคrecently featured in a martial arts exhibition. โฃ
Facing what they โคperceive โas โฃa credible threat from Trump – characterized โฃbyโข both missile displays and propaganda – officials within โขMiraflores Palace are reportedly experiencing a state of confusion and heightened anxiety.
