In 1823, President James Monroe called for European powers to stay out of the Americas. What came to be known as the Monroe Doctrine would influence U.S. foreign policy for generations, and lead to military interventions across the Western Hemisphere. This past week, President Trump repeatedly invoked the Doctrine when discussing last week's incursion into Venezuela. Mo Rocca talks with historian Jay Sexton, author of "The Monroe Doctrine: Empire and Nation in Nineteenth-Century America," about

84K views · 279 reactions | "It tells Europeans what they can't do, but it does not decide what the United States should do." It's been 200 years since Monroe’s 1823 annual message to Congress which became know as the Monroe Doctrine. Learn more, Saturday on C-SPAN 2 at 9:30pm ET on our series, "The Presidency." https://www.c-span.org/video/?533273-1/200-years-1823-monroe-doctrine | American History TV | Facebook

America's dramatic capture of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro may have shocked the world - but it follows a 200-year-old playbook of US intervention in Latin America, known as the Monroe Doctrine. From Monroe to Donroe - this is the doctrine explained. #USNews #Venezuela #Trump #History #Channel4News | Channel 4 News