Trump Should Dump the Venezuela Hawks

President Donald Trump is being undermined by neoconservatives in his own administration.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has long advocated isolating Venezuela and imposing ever tighter sanctions against it.

Ruben Navarrette : Rubio ’s ultimate aim in Venezuela may be to overthrow the regime of President Nicolás Maduro .

He says the pursuit of regime change would likely result in higher energy costs, worse border security, and a China that acts more boldly.

To keep faith with the American people, the president should sideline the hawks. He has already done this on the Middle East and Europe . It is now time to apply that clarity of leadership to the Western hemisphere..