In a triumphant news conference following the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in the middle of the night last week, President Donald Trump invoked what he called the "Donroe Doctrine" -- his vision of a U.S. superpower that could assert its military might to conquer the Western Hemisphere.

Trump asserts the "Donroe Doctrine" to justify Maduro's capture, prioritizing U.S. energy interests and dominance over the Western Hemisphere. The post Trump invokes ‘Donroe Doctrine' to signal US designs on Western Hemisphere appeared first on Straight Arrow News.

The foreign policy "Donro doctrine" ensures the security of the Western Hemisphere. This was announced on January 9 by US President Donald Trump in an interview with Fox News."They (US citizens — Ed.) call it the "Donro doctrine.

Americans would be forgiven if the president’s comment flew under their radar (much like the U.S. military that night in Caracas). But the 19th-century foreign policy first established by President James Monroe remains as relevant today as it was 200 years ago.

Distinguished Fellow Carrie Filipetti says that while President Trump’s National Security Strategy correctly prioritizes the Western Hemisphere, there are still steps the Administration can take to bolster the "Americas First" agenda.

Early Saturday morning, President Donald Trump wound the clock back to the time he prefers – when America used its clout in the Western Hemisphere to dictate who could govern and to ensure natural resources in sovereign nations bolstered a U.S. company’s bottom line.

After years of neglect, the United States will reassert and enforce the Monroe Doctrine to restore American preeminence in the Western Hemisphere, and to protect the U.S. homeland and its access to key geographies throughout the region.

What began two centuries ago as a warning to European empires is being reborn as something far more Trumpian.US President Donald Trump’s offhand quip .

Trump calls US military operation against Maduro an expansion of ‘Monroe Doctrine’, reframing it as ‘Donroe Doctrine’ to assert US dominance in Western Hemisphere - Anadolu Ajansı

The statement comes after Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with NBC and said the Trump administration will not allow China, Russia and Iran to take Venezuelan oil.