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Democratic Platform Applauds Biden for Restoring Venezuela Sanctions He’d Lifted

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President Joe Biden delivers a statement a day after former president Donald Trump was shot at a campaign rally, during brief remarks at the White House in Washington, D.C, July 14, 2024.

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The 2024 Democratic Party platform, released today, held up President Biden’s handling of Venezuela as a foreign-policy success.

It celebrated his decision to reinstate sanctions on the regime of Nicolás Maduro — sanctions that the administration chose to lift just five months earlier.

Jimmy Quinn

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Jimmy Quinn

Jimmy Quinn is the former national security correspondent for National Review.

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