Reality check on Trump's claim of "we're going to run the country" [View all]

Always, always Do The Math to verify Trump’s outrageous statements.

Venezuela has a population of 28 million, and a military of about 340,000 personnel.

The US has about 15,000 troops in the Caribbean region, mostly on naval ships.

While the US can certainly wreak military havoc on Venezuela or any other nation it targets, that’s a far cry from actually “running” the country.

As we have seen time and time again with this clown car of goat rodeo rejects, they consistently fail at complex tasks, even when enabled by the so called “skilled experts”.

I am certain there has been no significant planning for a post-attack strategy, just a lot of dick-wagging. Venezuela has a constitution, with a plan of succession, so once their VP assumes power, then we will see if Trump actually “runs” the country.

Far more important than Trump’s blathering at a press conference will be the responses from congress on Monday and from the other civilized nations of the world.

This may only grant a temporary reprieve from Epstein and Jack Smith’s testimony; I give it two weeks max - remember, we are looking at another government shutdown by the end of the month.