REPORT: Richard Grenell, President Trump’s Special Envoy for Special Missions, is set to meet with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Friday. - ThreadSky

dropsitenews.com • 23 days ago

REPORT: Richard Grenell, President Trump’s Special Envoy for Special Missions, is set to meet with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Friday.

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finessemann.bsky.social•23 days ago

Cmon drop site. “Linked to plots to destabilize the South American nation.” That’s what they are and have been doing for the last 8 years. Picking up from 2002.

dropsitenews.com•23 days ago

2/ Grenell, who has also been advocating for the release of former Pakistani PM Imran Khan, is traveling to Venezuela on a mission to urge the Maduro government to take back deported migrants and release a number of imprisoned Americans linked to plots to destabilize the South American nation.

dropsitenews.com•23 days ago

3/ This diplomatic effort stands in contrast to the approach taken by Trump’s Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, who has been extremely hawkish on Venezuela, advocating for ‘maximum pressure,’ including continued sanctions.

dropsitenews.com•23 days ago

4/ Continued sanctions (which have devastated Venezuela’s economy—mostly impacting its civilian population, and contributed to a catastrophic migration crisis).

dropsitenews.com•23 days ago

5/ Mauricio Claver-Carone, Trump’s special envoy to Latin America said Grenell was in Venezuela on a “very specific mission” that in no way detracts from the Trump administration’s goal of “restoring democracy” in the country.

dropsitenews.com•23 days ago

6/ Still, there was fresh speculation that this visit could pave the way for a deal, allowing Maduro to remain in power while granting the U.S. access to Venezuela’s oil reserves—the largest proven in the world, valued at over $21 trillion.

dropsitenews.com•23 days ago

7/ “In his first government … Trump wasn’t good to us [but] this is a new start,” Maduro said on January 10, 2025. “I’m a man of dialogue. I know how to listen and I know how to learn.”

iratelump.bsky.social•23 days ago

But I thought Juan Guiado was the US recognized president of Venezuela. We're not doing that anymore?

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