Trump's Venezuela focus frustrates allies

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Trump's Venezuela focus frustrates top aides worried about midterm elections

White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles sits in the Oval Office as Trump signs executive orders, at the White House. 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo

Behind the scenes, some of US President Donald Trump's allies fear his focus on the brazen US capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro is distracting him from growing voter disgruntlement in an election year.

Three people familiar with the matter told Reuters that some of those closest to the president are concerned his intense focus on foreign policy could jeopardize the party's tenuous control of Congress in November's midterm elections.

Our reporter writes that White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and Vice President JD Vance are among those pressing Trump to prioritize domestic concerns.

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