Fear and uncertainty in Venezuela

恐惧与不安笼罩着委内瑞拉

Today, Explained

2025-12-09

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It's a waiting game inside the country, where the US is threatening military action. This episode was produced by Ariana Aspuru, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Danielle Hewitt, engineered by David Tatasciore and Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Noel King. Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro gestures to his supporters in Caracas. Photo by Jesus Vargas/Getty Images. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. New Vox members get $20 off their membership right now. Transcript at ⁠vox.com/today-explained-podcast.⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  • Is President Trump planning to send troops to Venezuela?

  • Last week, while reporters pressed him on the Pentagon's boat strikes,

  • Trump reiterated his claim that this is about preventing fentanyl from entering the U.S.

  • very receptive here to doing exactly what they're doing, taking out those boats.

  • And then he said this.

  • Very soon we're going to start doing it on land too.

  • In Venezuela, people can do nothing but wait.

  • Trump's off-the-cuff remarks sparked these cycles of anxiety and fear.

  • I did see people going to the supermarket.

  • I mean, the meat was gone and the chicken was gone.

  • But then, two days after that...

  • Then just more waiting.

  • Nothing had happened.

  • Everything was back to normal.

  • Coming up on Today Explained in Venezuela, waiting for the Americans.

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