Trump Is Running a “Global Mafia” | Right Now With Perry Bacon

Right Now With Perry Bacon · Jan 15, 2026 · 28m

President Trump has sometimes been described as antiwar or isolationist. That’s totally wrong, says Matt Duss, executive vice president for the Center for International Policy. He was also a top foreign policy aide to Senator Bernie Sanders during his 2020 presidential campaign. What Trump really opposes is long wars, Duss argues. Trump is fine with overthrowing the Venezuelan government and making threats against Colombia, Greenland, Mexico, and numerous other countries, but likely wouldn’t try to do nation-building in any of those places. Trump’s foreign policy approach is akin to a “global…