Trump has made opposition to foreign wars and regime change the centerpiece of his foreign policy. It appears, however, that he is about to attack Venezuela to oust Maduro. Will MAGA follow him?
There will be some loud dissent, but for the most part, yes. Trump will argue that the foreign war rule doesn’t apply to land close to America’s borders and that he is replacing Maduro with a leader who actually won an election. He will also insist that keeping large numbers of troops in Venezuela will be unnecessary once Maduro is gone and that millions of Venezuelan refugees in America will be able to go home. I expect most of MAGA to accept these rationales.