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Let's talk about which countries are next for Trump's Banana Wars....

Beau of The Fifth Column

Beau of The Fifth Column

Society & Culture

4.8965 Ratings

🗓️ 5 January 2026

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Let's talk about which countries are next for Trump's Banana Wars....

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0:00.0

Well, howdy there, internet people, it's Bell again.

0:05.8

So today, we're going to talk about Trump's next operations and how it isn't over.

0:13.0

In a recent video, I said this wasn't going to end with Venezuela.

0:18.0

From the Trump administration perspective, it was easy. They get to pretend like they

0:24.0

accomplish something, even though it appears that the Maduro government is still pretty well in

0:29.3

control. Because of that, the administration will feel emboldened. It didn't take long for them to

0:36.7

start using Venezuela to suggest other countries are next.

0:41.4

It happened before much of the American public really understands what occurred with Maduro.

0:47.9

In very short order, the Trump administration implied that U.S. military action could occur in multiple countries.

0:56.2

Again, the banana wars is plural for a reason.

1:00.8

Every potential engagement will be about economics and freeing up the countries for U.S. investment.

1:07.9

And I'll give an example, but it's never just one thing when it comes to economic

1:13.4

interests. So, running through the list, Trump suggested U.S. action in Mexico when he implied the

1:21.6

president wasn't really running the country, and said, quote, we could be politically correct and be nice and say. Oh, yeah, she is.

1:31.4

She is very frightened of the cartels. They're running Mexico. I've asked her numerous times,

1:37.6

would you like us to take out the cartels? No, no, no, no, Mr. President. No, no, no, please.

1:46.0

So, we have to do something.

1:53.8

Trump seems unaware or unwilling to acknowledge that U.S. demand is what keeps them in business.

1:59.8

Mexico recently passed legislation nationalizing some rare earth development.

2:02.8

Trump also threatened Columbia.

2:06.6

When he was talking about the president there, he said, quote,

2:08.9

he's making cocaine.

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