A recent editorial by Wall Street Journal suggests that The current confrontation between the United States and Nicolás Maduro entered a decisive point and that, although he has not expressed it publicly, President Donald Trump pushes for regime change in Venezuela.
The diplomatic and military pressure deployed by Washington in recent weeks would be aimed at forcing Maduro’s departure, whom Trump has repeatedly accused of leading a criminal regime.
He WSJ remember that the American president stated that “Maduro’s days are numbered,” phrase that according to the editorial reveals that the White House considers the end of Chavismo as a strategic objective.
He maintains that in the current equation one of the two must lose: If Maduro manages to stay in power, Trump will be weakened; But if the Venezuelan leader falls, the US president would obtain a geopolitical victory with great impact in the region.
The editorial argues that “Overthrowing Nicolás Maduro is in the national interest of the United States” and considers that an eventual collapse of the Venezuelan regime would open the door to a democratic transition with positive repercussions for the entire hemisphere.
The president’s departure, he adds, would be a “enormous leap for freedom in Latin America.”
Political scientist Walter Molina, commenting on the text, stressed that the analysis of WSJ suggests that it is no longer discussed whether there will be a political change in Venezuela, but rather how and when it will occur.
He recalled that the Venezuelan opposition affirms that The desire to replace Maduro was expressed in the elections of July 28 of last year, when Edmundo González won the presidency with more than 7 million votes.
