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In an exchange that lasted around five minutes, McMaster and others took turns explaining to Trump how military action could backfire and risk losing hard-won support among Latin American governments to punish President Nicolas Maduro (pictured) for taking Venezuela down the path of dictatorship, according to the official.

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