Comment by tsimionescu
4 days ago
Sure, listen to her here:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2025-10-31/internal-em...
[Note: in the following, I will use quote marks around thinks I'm paraphrasing, since there is no official transcript and I don't have the patience to carefully check every word]
She says that the killings of Venezuelan citizens that were killed by the US army were the fault of Maduro, by his refusal to stop collaborating with drug dealers. She also calls Maduro's actions "starting wars with other countries", parroting Trump talking points. She is saying that "finally, there is action from an international coallition", calling her own state a "narco terrorist" state, again parroting Trump pro-war talking points.
When the interviewer point blank asks her if she would support US strikes on Venezuelan territory, she says that "the escalation that is taking place is the only way to get Maduro to understand that it's time to go" - so yes, she does support such strikes. To furhter the point, she talks about such escalation being the last chance for a peaceful transition, and that they have tried everything else. The interviewer presses on this point, and asks her again whether, given that Maduro was unlikely to give up power, she thinks US military actions are the only way forward - and again she confirms, using vague language - "it is absolutely required for a credible threat to exist".
All of this part starts at around the 6m mark and continues to the 12m mark at least.
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