Donald Trump’s coining of the term “Donroe Doctrine” to justify his invasion of Venezuela to take President Nicolás Maduro and his wife from their home and bring them to the U.S. should alarm leaders of every country, according to an expert in international relations.
Appearing on MSNBC's “Morning Joe,” Ian Bremmer, founder of the Eurasia Group which analyzes international political risk, stated that the president has created a new “brand” for himself, which distracts from the other problems plaguing his administration, and now will likely double down.
Noting that the so-called “Monroe Doctrine,” a mutation of the Monroe Doctrine which opposes European colonization in the Western Hemisphere, appears aimed at expanding Trump’s hegemony over neighboring countries, Bremmer stated that the president seems hellbent on not being slowed down by Congress.
“This is a very problematic message,” he told the hosts. “The fact that President Trump has now, himself, actually has latched onto the Donroe Doctrine — that is his thing! Because that is his brand, he now has to find other things that fit in and support that brand.”
“That is a deeply, deeply problematic reality for allies of the United States that are vulnerable,” he predicted.
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