Venezuelan earthquakes test Trump’s new western hemisphere policy after gutting of USAID
Marco Rubio is scrambling to provide effective disaster response to country whose president US deposed in January This week’s dual earthquakes in Venezuela are a test for the new era of American power in the western hemisphere, as the Trump administration scrambles to provide an effective disaster response mission to a country that it now calls an ally in Latin America, after a US special forces raid in January deposed the country’s strongman leader, Nicolás Maduro. The US is marshalling what se
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Members of US search and rescue teams stand on a runway upon arrival in Venezuela on Friday. Photograph: US Department of State/ReutersView image in fullscreenMembers of US search and rescue teams stand on a runway upon arrival in Venezuela on Friday. Photograph: US Department of State/ReutersUS foreign policyAnalysisVenezuelan earthquakes test Trump’s new western hemisphere policy after gutting of USAIDAndrew RothMarco Rubio is scrambling to provide effective disaster response to country whose president US deposed in JanuarySun 28 Jun 2026 05.32 EDTLast modified on Sun 28 Jun 2026 05.33 EDTShareThis week’s dual earthquakes in Venezuela are a test for the new era of American power in the western hemisphere, as the Trump administration scrambles to provide an effective disaster response…
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