That Must Have Been One Heck of a Phone Call

During Thursday’s cabinet meeting, Donald Trump mentioned that he’d spoken with his little Venezuelan pawn, “acting President” Delcy Rodríguez, and that the call had gone well. We later found out that they talked for a quite a while, at least half an hour, and that both Trump and Marco Rubio were on the phone. 

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The actions that have followed in the few days since sort of give you an idea of exactly how that phone call went down. I’m guessing Trump may have reminded her that there could easily be a “second wave.” 

First of all, Ms. Delcy has dialed down her rhetoric. While she did issue a formal communiqué on Friday, condemning the United States for placing tariffs on anyone who gives