Polarization Among Venezuelans Reaches New Heights with Trump
Washington's Venezuela policy has intensified divisions within the opposition, revealing class divides and fears over the fallout from a potential U.S. action.
Trump's belligerence toward Venezuela, including military actions off its coast, demonization of Venezuelan immigrants, and stiffening of sanctions, has deepened polarization within the Venezuelan opposition.
Until the July 2024 presidential election,! the opposition's leading parties had rallied behind María Corina Machado and her chosen candidate, Edmundo González Urrutia, but today that unity has fractured.
The situation mirrors the Trump-provoked polarization in the United States, which is not just left versus right but pits Democrats and Republicans against one another with unprecedented fervor.
Author's summary: Trump's policy intensifies Venezuelan opposition divisions.