Chanakyaneeti or sidelined: Why is Vance missing from Trump's Venezuela triumph?
While Trump’s inner circle toasted the capture of Nicolás Maduro, a spectacle equal parts action movie and reality show, the Vice President was nowhere to be seen. In the impromptu “war room” where Trump green-lit the raid on Caracas, Vance’s chair was reportedly empty. And when the administration brass held a press conference to celebrate their “perfect” operation, Vance was again absent, leaving Rubio to play the starring role as the public face of America’s newest foreign intervention.
While Trump’s inner circle toasted the capture of Nicolás Maduro, a spectacle equal parts action movie and reality show, the Vice President was nowhere to be seen. In the impromptu “war room” where Trump green-lit the raid on Caracas, Vance’s chair was reportedly empty. And when the administration brass held a press conference to celebrate their “perfect” operation, Vance was again absent, leaving Rubio to play the starring role as the public face of America’s newest foreign intervention.
