Then in September, on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, Trump discussed it again, this time at greater length, in a private dinner with leaders from four Latin American allies that included Santos, the same three people said and Politico reported in February.

I think I vaguely remember that from February ... somewhere in between scandal #151 and Twitter feud #34.

If his advisers can convince Trump to delay the intervention until early 2018, it might secure his re-election. Shouldn't be too hard, since he appears to have forgotten all about it already.

Can the Republicans declare war on Venezuela if Democrats gain control of the House of Representatives this year?