Embed iframe src "https://www.npr.org/player/embed/972590168/974196972" width "100%" height "290" frameborder "0" scrolling "no" title "NPR embedded audio player" ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: On the last day of his presidency, Donald Trump signed an executive action on migrants from Venezuela. These were people who came to the U.S. fleeing the worst economic crisis in that country's history. At least 145,000 Venezuelans in the U.S. were affected by President Trump's order. That order protected them... (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) SHAPIRO: ...From deportation. TRUMP: ...To end a humanitarian disaster. SHAPIRO: For years, the former president had vowed to restore democracy in Venezuela. His administration threatened military action, imposed broad sanctions on Venezuela and its business partners and talked a lot about what he sees as the pitfalls of socialism. This is from a speech Trump gave in 2019.