President Trump has said in recent days that Bolton wants to get him “into a war” in Venezuela. Despite Trump’s grumbling that Bolton had gotten him out on a limb on Venezuela, Bolton’s job is safe, two senior administration officials said, and Trump has told his national security adviser to keep focusing on Venezuela. Trump is now not inclined to order any sort of military intervention in Venezuela, two officials and an outside adviser said. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), who has been influential in shaping the administration’s Venezuela response, said Trump and Bolton are on the same page. Rubio, who said he spoke to Trump about Venezuela on Tuesday evening, backs the policy of waiting out Maduro.

Source: Washington Post May 08, 2019 23:52 UTC