BREAKING — A political shockwave hit Washington today after senior officials revealed that President Donald Trump is preparing to do something almost no one inside the White House expected.
According to **Axios**, Trump has privately told advisers that he plans to speak directly with Venezuelan leader **Nicolás Maduro** — the same Maduro the U.S. government officially labeled the head of a terrorist organization just hours earlier.
This isn’t just another diplomatic twist. It’s an explosive turn that blindsided agencies across Washington, raising questions about strategy, timing, and what Trump believes he can accomplish behind closed doors.
Sources say the conversation is already being prepared — a move some insiders call “bold,” others call “dangerous,” and nearly everyone agrees could reshape U.S.–Venezuela relations overnight.
Why talk now? Why talk at all? And what message does this send to allies — or to Maduro himself?
Officials aren’t offering answers yet. But one thing is clear: **Washington is scrambling**, global analysts are stunned, and this story is only getting louder by the hour.
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