Trump is giving up on regime change in Venezuela because it's complicated and he got bored, report s

[Judi Lynn]

Tom Porter 7h

President Donald Trump is losing interest in Venezuela after a bid to remove President Nicolás Maduro failed, officials told The Washington Post.

In April, a US-backed bid by the Venezuelan opposition to remove Maduro failed, when senior Venezuelan government and military officials reneged on promises to switch sides and instead stood by the president.

According to US officials who spoke with The Post, Trump had viewed the prospect of a US-backed toppling of Maduro as an "easy win" at a time when other foreign-policy initiatives had stalled.

A former administration official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, told the publication that Trump had always thought of Venezuela as "low-hanging fruit" on which he "could get a win and tout it as a major foreign policy victory."

More:
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-bored-of-venezuela-as-maduro-clings-to-power-report-2019-6

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[trev]

1. "an 'easy win'"

Trump is always looking for the easy win. He's too lazy to put out any effort on anything, and too feeble minded to come up with genuine creative solutions.

[mr_lebowski]

2. And besides, Uncle Vlad told him he has the situation handled ... (nt)