Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro called Marco Rubio the "lord of death and war" after the US carried out “extra-judicial killings” in the Caribbean, bombing two alleged Venezuelan drug boats and killing 14 personnel without clear evidence. Christopher Sabatini, Senior Fellow for Latin America at Chatham House, says Trump and Rubio want to "take out" Maduro's regime by provoking a military coup, without resorting to boots on the ground.
Friday, September 19, 2025
Marco Rubio Plans to Provoke a Military Coup in Venezuela | Christopher Sabatini
Sep 19, 2025 | "Marco Rubio is a Cuban American. Nicolás Maduro is enemy number one."
Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro called Marco Rubio the "lord of death and war" after the US carried out “extra-judicial killings” in the Caribbean, bombing two alleged Venezuelan drug boats and killing 14 personnel without clear evidence. Christopher Sabatini, Senior Fellow for Latin America at Chatham House, says Trump and Rubio want to "take out" Maduro's regime by provoking a military coup, without resorting to boots on the ground.
Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro called Marco Rubio the "lord of death and war" after the US carried out “extra-judicial killings” in the Caribbean, bombing two alleged Venezuelan drug boats and killing 14 personnel without clear evidence. Christopher Sabatini, Senior Fellow for Latin America at Chatham House, says Trump and Rubio want to "take out" Maduro's regime by provoking a military coup, without resorting to boots on the ground.
