Article snippet: Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories President Trump, speaking Friday from his golf club in New Jersey, said he would not rule out a “military option” in responding to Venezuela’s political crisis. “We have many options for Venezuela,” Trump said. “And, by the way, I’m not going to rule out a military option. We have many options for Venezuela. This is our neighbor, you know, we’re all over the world, and we have troops all over the world in places that are very very far away. Venezuela is not very far away, and the people are suffering, and they’re dying.” Trump then echoed his statement that the United States has “many options for Venezuela, including a possible military option, if necessary.” A political crisis has enveloped the small South American country; its people want to unseat President Nicolás Maduro, but Maduro, in a power grab, on July 30 seated key assembly members to rewrite the country’s constitution through what critics have called an illegitimate election. In months of protests and demostrations, Maduro has cracked down on his opposition, removing and arresting officials who defy him. General Vladimir Padrino says, ‘‘With this extremist elite that’s in charge in the U.S., who knows what will happen to the world?’’ The Associated Press, citing activists, reported that “about a third of the nation’s opposition mayors have been removed from office or jai... Link to the full article to read more