President Trump says the US will "run Venezuela." Here’s what that looks like from Caracas, given the US's history in the region.

This episode was produced by Ariana Aspuru and Peter Balonon-Rosen, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact checked by Avishay Artsy, Andrea Lopez-Cruzado, and Kelli Wessinger, engineered by Patrick Boyd and hosted by Noel King.

A woman in Caracas holds a portrait of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro during a rally after he was captured by the U.S. military. Photo by APHOTOGRAFIA/Getty Images.

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