## The ‘America First’ President Takes On the World

Authored by theatlantic.com

Maduro’s capture—a high-risk, high-yield military operation—offered Trump a moment of triumph in his months-long quest to topple the Latin American despot.

Rather, in his lengthy press conference, the only Venezuelan politician Trump spoke about other than Maduro was Maduro’s own vice president, Delcy Rodríguez.

Trump said she had already told Rubio that the new government in Caracas would do whatever the U.S. wanted—something she denied.

In summary, Trump said, the U.S. is looking to “make Venezuela great again—very simple.”.

Trump didn’t try to get congressional authorization for war or even notify Congress of today’s operation in advance, citing the Hill’s propensity to leak.

Trump dismissed the idea that deposing Maduro contradicts his “America First” mantra, which has been widely interpreted as noninterventionist.

“The oil business in Venezuela has been a bust, a total bust, for a long period of time,” Trump said at Mar-a-Lago. »

### Paris: During the Day, Man Dismantles Jeanne d'Arc Statue's Equestrian Sword

Authored by sortiraparis.com

In the heart of Paris, the equestrian statue of Joan of Arc was unexpectedly disarmed at Place Saint-Augustin.

In the middle of the day, a man stole the bronze sword held by the iconic figure.

Around 10 a.m., a man climbed onto the equestrian statue of Joan of Arc and grabbed the blade of her sword. »

### Trial to begin for police officer charged in delayed response to Uvalde school shooting

Authored by apnews.com

Former Uvalde schools police officer Adrian Gonzales is accused of ignoring his training in a crisis with deadly consequences.

The trial that starts Monday offers potentially one of the last chances to see police answer for the long delay.

FILE - Crosses with the names of shooting victims are placed outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, May 26, 2022. »

### Military ends ‘painful’ experiments on cats and dogs and stops shooting of animals in ‘trauma’ exercises

Authored by stripes.com

WASHINGTON — The defense bill that President Donald Trump signed into law puts an end to many military experiments on cats and dogs and declares a ceasefire to shooting animals in “trauma” exercises.

Supporters said the bill ends exercises that involved shooting, critically wounding and killing goats and pigs to help educate medics in treating combat injuries.

The bill’s language banning the military from conducting live-fire trauma tests on animals identifies dogs, cats, nonhuman primates and marine mammals. »

### US captured Venezuela’s Maduro after strike, Trump says

Authored by straitstimes.com

Mr Trump told Fox the raid had been planned for several days earlier but had been repeatedly delayed because of the weather.

The indictment against Mr Maduro was lodged in 2020, while the indictment against his wife was not previously known.

Vice-President Rodriguez said she did not know the whereabouts of either Mr Maduro or his wife, and demanded proof of life. »

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