No, the Venezuelan Regime Has Not Been Designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization

Yesterday, I wrote about President’s Trump’s claims, made in a social media post, that Venezuela had stolen oil and land from the United States. As I explain, there is an undeveloped good point: Venezuela’s expropriations without just compensation have grossly violated the American interpretation of international law. Regrettably but not surprisingly, this point is obscured by the president’s crazy talk: Obviously, the land and resources of a foreign country belong to that country, not to us, under legal doctrines to which our government has adhered for decades and the American understanding of national territorial sovereignty (which we expect other nations to respect, especially when it comes to our own territory and resources).

Alas, there is more unhinged rhetoric in the president’s post that needs addressing.

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Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.

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Yesterday, I wrote about President’s Trump’s claims, made in a social media post, that Venezuela had stolen oil and land from the United States. As I explain, there is an undeveloped good point: Venezuela’s expropriations without just compensation have grossly violated the American interpretation of international law. Regrettably but not surprisingly, this point is obscured by the president’s crazy talk: Obviously, the land and resources of a foreign country belong to that country, not to us, under legal doctrines to which our government has adhered for decades and the American understanding of national territorial sovereignty (which we expect other nations to respect, especially when it comes to our own territory and resources).

Alas, there is more unhinged rhetoric in the president’s post that needs addressing.

About the Author

Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.