A former senior State Department official slams Trump's kidnapping of Venezuela's Maduro. Will Brazilian Lola da Silva be next? "I was very uncomfortable with Maduro's kidnapping. I have a very sensitive point about the fact that Latin America feels like it has had the boot on its neck from the United States for many, many decades and in Central America. As I traveled throughout Central America during my service, I saw the negative results of this first hand. And I think that we, the United States, owe the people of Latin America much more. We need to be much more humble in the way we employ people from Latin America. All that said, I think the way Maduro was involved was diabolical to his people. But I am not in favor of the United States going and conducting a policy of regime change in foreign countries. I doubt Donald Trump will kidnap Lola. But I say this cross-eyed because giving Bolsonaros asylum now worries me and makes me nervous and that's where it's most important for the Democrats, even though we won't have much power, even if we take back Congress, we can shine a spotlight on this very issue to prevent her execution and make the public recognize it. I think in Latin America, the United States, we have to be very careful to continue to maintain our relations with the world. ' —. Joel Rubin, former senior official at the State Department under Barack Obama Watch the full interview.

A former senior State Department official slams Trump's kidnapping of Venezuela's Maduro. Will Brazilian Lola da Silva be next? "I was very uncomfortable with Maduro's kidnapping. I have a very sensitive point about the fact that Latin America feels like it has had the boot on its neck from the United States for many, many decades and in Central America. As I traveled throughout Central America during my service, I saw the negative results of this first hand. And I think that we, the United States, owe the people of Latin America much more. We need to be much more humble in the way we employ people from Latin America. All that said, I think the way Maduro was involved was diabolical to his people. But I am not in favor of the United States going and conducting a policy of regime change in foreign countries. I doubt Donald Trump will kidnap Lola. But I say this cross-eyed because giving Bolsonaros asylum now worries me and makes me nervous and that's where it's most important for the Democrats, even though we won't have much power, even if we take back Congress, we can shine a spotlight on this very issue to prevent her execution and make the public recognize it. I think in Latin America, the United States, we have to be very careful to continue to maintain our relations with the world. ' —. Joel Rubin, former senior official at the State Department under Barack Obama Watch the full interview.