President Donald Trump has placed freedom in the Western Hemisphere back on the table. In doing so, he is pointing to a reality that could transform Latin America and strengthen the United States: a free Venezuela, governed by a legitimate democratic leadership, aligned as Washington’s strongest ally. For decades, Venezuela was the richest country in Latin America and a solid partner to the free world in trade, human rights, and keeping the global order. America has much to gain from supporting the country being restored to the hands of a popularly supported government, rather than the narco-terrorist allies of Iran and China who reign today. President Trump’s campaign against drug trafficking in the Caribbean – which directly benefits the Maduro regime, as well as nefarious actors such as Hezbollah and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) – is tipping the scales in favor of the Venezuelan people.
