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Trump Acts Like a Global Sheriff, as if He Owns the Planet

Published January 4, 2026, 10:14
Trump Acts Like a Global Sheriff, as if He Owns the Planet

The article analyzes the aggressive and unilateral foreign policy pursued by Donald Trump, characterizing him as a “global sheriff” who acts as if he owns the planet. Trump imposes American interests through threats, sanctions, and even scenarios of physical extermination of leaders of other countries, ignoring international organizations and international law. As an example, the case of Venezuela is cited, where the US is seeking to overthrow Maduro in order to control the country's vast oil reserves. Trump has seized oil tankers and imposed sanctions, exerting economic strangulation on Venezuela. The author recalls similar US interventions in Iraq, Iran, Syria, and other countries, where the priority was to secure energy resources and promote American interests. He points out that the US often invokes the “enforcement of international law” and the “fight for democracy,” but in reality follows a policy of raw power and self-interest. The article concludes with a critical look at the historical relationship between the US and Venezuela, stating that from the 1920s to the nationalization of 1976, the US exploited the country's oil. Today, Chevron is the only American company allowed to supply the US with Venezuelan oil, based on exemptions from the 2019 embargo.