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00:23even as trinidad and tobago's prime minister was reaffirming her support for u.s president
00:29donald trump the democrats were reviewing a long list of offenses for which they will be initiating
00:35investigations against him and his allies among the matters boat strikes which claimed at least
00:42240 lives ranessa cutting reports and that investigation starts on day one of a new house
00:50majority we're going to take on the trump crime family united states democrats have announced an
00:56aggressive oversight agenda with plans to investigate u.s president donald trump his family and
01:03even his allies the investigations cover a long list of possible offenses ranging from corruption
01:10matters the epstein scandal the deaths of at least 62 people in ice custody the commandeering of
01:18venezuela's oil resources the cuba blockade and threats to invade the country and last but not
01:24least the boat strikes which claimed at least 240 lives sharing his perspective on the developments
01:32former tnt defense force commander norman dindial says prime minister kamna posad besessa made certain
01:39decisions and now the bill is coming due the prime minister has tethered a country's foreign policy
01:47not to the united states of america but to one man president donald trump and that was a reckless gamble
01:54and now the bill is coming due
01:58if a u.s congress or an international court finds these were extrajudicial killings what will trinan tobigo say when
02:07they ask
02:07did you provide irida in tobigo did you provide piaco and crown point for refueling did you provide your airspace
02:15and waters
02:17remember the prime minister said kill them all violently those words will be played back in a hearing and they
02:24will be exhibit e
02:26dindia laments that trinidad and tobago has found itself on the wrong side of history
02:32we can be america's friend without being america's accomplice you have to remember the prime minister
02:39also said i make no apology i say to you trinidad and tobigo may one day have to apologize for
02:47her
02:47to our neighbors and to the families of the dead and to history it's a view also being shared by
02:55regional
02:55security expert it's a view also being shared by regional security expert dr gavin hero who believes
03:03the capturing of venezuela's president nicolas maduro by the united states was a defining moment
03:09my advice to trinidad and tobago is this we must distinguish strategic partnership as we can see from
03:17political alignment the events of january 2026 have placed our country in a sensitive geopolitical position
03:23we have legitimate security interest in cooperating with united states that's clear but such cooperation
03:29must never compromise our sovereignty our international legal obligations or relationships
03:35within carricom we must be neither as it says anti-american nor uncritically aligned with washington
03:42uh presidents change administrations change as we are seeing but national interest must endure and
03:48therefore trinidad and tobigo must be what was known as a strategic partner not a political proxy
03:53our foreign policy must serve our people and not political personalities on monday prime minister
03:59kamla fassad besessa reaffirmed her support for u.s president donald trump and declared that the change
04:06in the u.s government would have no significant impact on tnt's relations with the united states
04:13renessa cutting tv6 news that story takes us to tonight's people meter we ask do you believe an
04:21investigation into donald trump's policies by the democrats would impact this country to vote text yes
04:28or no to the number seven six six four eight eight six or seven six six four tb6 we'll have
04:34the results for
04:34you at the end of this newscast
04:36you at the end of this newscast
04:36you at the end of this newscast
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