January 3, 2026 at 12:50 PM EST
'Crazy and disproven' MAGA conspiracy likely fueling Venezuela invasion: analysis

Bulwark Managing Editor Sam Stein and Publisher Sarah Longwell say Donald Trump's inconsistent reasoning for invading Venezuela and kidnapping its president suggests other ulterior motives behind the attack. "He said in his Fox interview," said Stein, speaking on a live podcast of the president's Saturday morning press conference on the invasion. -- This gets to motivations and obviously there's a question of [Venezuela's] oil or is it the drugs. He did notably compare Maduro's election to his own 2020 loss. " It seems wild but there's " been this longstanding election conspiracy in MAGA circles that Venezuela was involved in rigging the election in 2020. It's crazy and disproven but could it be a motivation?"

January 3, 2026 at 12:16 PM EST
Trump now warns 'something' must be done with Mexico

After the U.S. bombed Venezuela in the middle of the night and abducted President Nicolas Maduro, President Donald Trump was quick to threaten legitimately-elected governments in the region. In particular, Trump implied a hazy future conflict with Mexico in an interview with Fox News Saturday morning. "So, was this operation a message that you're sending to Mexico, to Claudia Sheinbaum, the president there?" Fox's Griff Jenkins asked.