Trump admin must avoid 'messy free-for-all' in Venezuela during crucial first week: expert

Donald Trump's administration must take action now so as to avoid a "messy free-for-all" in Venezuela, a geopolitical analysist has warned.

Irina Tsukerman says the weeks following the arrest of Nicolas Maduro will need to be managed intensely by the Trump administration as the mood in Venezuela could "flip to anger" fast. Speaking to The Mirror US, Tsukerman has urged the president and his team to venture with "cautious optimism" and to focus on the "basic" necessities that could quell a possible blur of "hope and fear".