Thousands march across US against Trump’s drive for war in Venezuela

On Dec. 6, people across the United States marched. They protested. They carried banners: No war on Venezuela. No blood for oil. US hands off Venezuela. They chanted and waved Venezuelan flags.
Trump says he’s coming to remove Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. He’s promised it’s only a matter of time. The United States has amassed the largest military buildup in the Caribbean since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. 

But according to a recent CBS poll, 70% of Americans are opposed to US military action in Venezuela. And over the weekend, those voices were loud. Marches against US military intervention. Against the ongoing US boat strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific. Against Trump rhetoric that claims to applaud peace, while carrying out and threatening violence at home and abroad—violence against Venezuela. 

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Resources:
Here are links to some of my recent reporting on these issues:

• With the Strike on a “Drug-Carrying Boat,” Trump Returns to a Dangerous US Policy for Latin America
• Caribbean Leaders Call for Unified Latin American Resistance to US Attacks

Here are links to some of the clips I used in today’s episode:

• En Burlington, Vermont, los movimientos sociales se movilizan activamente en apoyo a #Venezuela frente a las amenazas de guerra provenientes de #EstadosUnidos.
  https://x.com/teleSURtv/status/1997430017744122186
• Los manifestantes recorren Los Ángeles en una movilización nacional contra la guerra de Estados Unidos contra Venezuela. Hubo manifestaciones en más de 65 ciudades de todo #EEUU, y los manifestantes exigieron el fin las amenazas de #Trump contra #Venezuela
  https://x.com/manelmarquez/status/1997631357279736148
• "Estados Unidos no tiene nada que hacer en #Venezuela la única razón por la cual EEUU entraría en Venezuela es el petróleo...EEUU ha tenido una política desastrosa en América Latina" Isabel Allende.
  https://x.com/FlorenciaLagosN/status/1996750163327537537
• Massive ‘NO WAR ON VENEZUELA’ Billboard Drops in Times Square
  A new sign in the heart of #TimesSquare highlights the truth: the majority of Americans oppose #USA military operations in #Venezuela. As the #Trump administration escalates toward a catastrophic military operation by passing Congress, violating international law, and fabricating pretexts, the message is now impossible to ignore.
  https://x.com/telesurenglish/status/1996338046048903299<