News Brief: Rubio and Trump's Cynical Venezuelan Aid PR Stunt
Added 2019-02-13 16:06:43 +0000 UTCDespite the International Red Cross and UN warning the US not to do, the Trump administration and Senate Republicans decided to weaponize aid into Venezuela, attempting to spark a conflict and expedite their plan for regime change. Per usual, the American media uniformly fell for the PR stunt––omitting key mitigating context and details along the way.
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Western Media Fall in Lockstep for Cheap Trump/Rubio Venezuela Aid PR Stunt
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Lowell Bander
2019-03-08 06:07:26 +0000 UTC
